Georgian Plato Cameo Ring
A large, Georgian cameo ring depicting Plato - one of the titans of Western philosophy. Crafted in silver throughout, the philosopher is depicted in relief with long hair and beard. The ring dates from the 1833, with partial London hallmarks for sterling silver.
Perhaps best known for his radical work, "The Republic," Plato (423/428 to 348 BC) is one of the most famous Classical Greek philosophers - arguably after Aristotle and Socrates - and for good reason. As pupil of Socrates and mentor to Aristotle, Plato founded the Academy in Athens which was the first institution of higher learning in Europe. He would revolutionise Greek, and by extension Western, culture and philosophy with a threefold approach based upon ethics, dialects and physics. The lineage continued with Plato's student, Aristotle. Fast-forward a couple of millenia and Plato's effect on contemporary society remains great, right through to the 20th century. Frederich Nietzsche asserted that all of Western culture was growing in the shadow of Plato, while English mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead said "the safest general characterisation of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato."
Era: Georgian, 1833
Head size: 2.7cm by 2.1cm
Ring size: O 1/2 or 7.5 US. Resizable (within reason) for £35
Marks: Partial English hallmarks for sterling silver, 1833
Condition: Good, some light/general wear consistent with age including dings to the band on one side
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