{"product_id":"victorian-pan-intaglio-ring","title":"Victorian \"Pan\" Intaglio Ring","description":"\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eO, Pan. The Great God of the Wild; the Piper at the Gates of Dawn...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Ancient Greek god of the wild\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Half-man, half-goat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Son of Hermes and a daughter of Dryops; rejected by his mother for being half goat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Adored by ALL of the Olympian gods (but particularly Dionysus)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Considerable sexual energy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Challenged Apollo to a musical duel (and lost)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Known to create panic among humans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Could be multiplied into a swarm of Pans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e- The only Greek god who actually dies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePan is the ancient Greek god of shepherds and hunters, of the meadows and forests and mountain wildernesses, of the rustic and the pastoral, and of all the wildness of nature. The son of Hermes and a daughter of Dryops*, this pastoral deity is half-human, half-goat, with curled horns and pointed ears. Pan remains immortalised to this day in our word \u003ci\u003epanic \u003c\/i\u003e- literally, 'pertaining to Pan', because was thought to make “mysterious sounds that caused contagious, groundless fear in herds and crowds, or in people in lonely spots\"... fear that may, of course, lead to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epandemonium\u003c\/i\u003e. The Greek word\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeans 'all' or 'every'; when Hermes presented his son to the other Olympians, the utter delight was shared by each and every one. They loved the little goat-hoofed creature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eInterest in Pan saw a resurgence among liberal scholars of the late 1700s, becoming \"\u003ci\u003ethe symbol of the romantic imagination\u003c\/i\u003e\" according to Keats, and a representation of creation expressed through sexuality, as discussed in Richard Payne Knight's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscourse on the Worship of Priapus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1786):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePan is represented pouring water upon the organ of generation; that is, invigorating the active creative power by the prolific element.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA Victorian signet ring set with a glass \"Tassie\" seal depicting Pan in goat form stood erect, in more sense than one - \u003cem\u003ecreation expressed through sexuality\u003c\/em\u003e. The glass has a deep reddish-brown hue with marbling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEra: Victorian, circa 1870\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRing size: M 1\/2 or 6.5 US. Resizeable for £55\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHead: 23.2mm by 18.6mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStone: Glass \"Tassie\" Seal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarks: None, tested as 9ct gold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good antique condition; a couple of chips to the border of the intaglio and light pitting to the surface - see images.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Heirloom","offers":[{"title":"No \/ No","offer_id":52488725201208,"sku":"LO3046","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"No \/ Yes","offer_id":52488725233976,"sku":"LO3046i","price":1725.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yes \/ No","offer_id":52488725266744,"sku":"LO3046r","price":1705.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yes \/ Yes","offer_id":52488725299512,"sku":"LO3046ri","price":1780.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/7387\/2952\/files\/Website-9855.jpg?v=1781275945","url":"https:\/\/lostowl.com\/products\/victorian-pan-intaglio-ring","provider":"Lost Owl Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}