Apollo Greek and Roman God. Information on Apollo the Greek and Roman god and depictions of Apollo in cameos thoughout the ages. Apollo is the Olympian god of the sun and light, music and poetry, healing and plagues, prophecy and knowledge, order and beauty, archery and agriculture. An embodiment of the Hellenic ideal of kalokagathia, he is harmony, reason and moderation personified, a perfect blend of physical superiority and moral virtue. A complex deity who turns up in art and literature possibly as often as Zeus himself, Apollo is the only major god who appears with the same name in both Greek and Roman mythology. Reference: Greek Mythology
A moonstone and diamond cameo brooch, circa 1900 The oval moonstone carved to depict Apollo with his lyre and laurel wreath, within a surround of old brilliant-cut diamonds, diamonds approx. 2.10cts total, length 3.3cm
Sold for £ 5,000 inc. premium at Bonhams in 2017
Fragmentary cameo of iridescent glass paste imitating sardonyx, engraved with a draped Apollo advancing to the front, holding a lyre; his feet are missing. 1st – 2nd century.
Reference: © The Trustees of the British Museum
A ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN FINGER RING WITH A BUST OF APOLLO CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C. 1 in. (2.5 cm.) wide; ring size 3 ¾
The inclusion of the bow on this intaglio identifies this male bust as Apollo, the Greco-Roman god of light, music and poetry.
Sold for USD 5,625 in 2016
Framed Limoges Pate Sur Pate Cameo Porcelain Plaque Of circular form, in white on a deep blue ground, depicting Apollo and his Quadriga. Diameter 7 3/4 inches.
Sold for $875 (includes buyer’s premium) at Doyle New York in 2008
An early Victorian hardstone cameo brooch , circa 1840, carved with Apollo driving a chariot upon a cloud, drawn by a pair of horses, within a star shaped gold setting set with old mine cut diamonds, approximately 2.56 carats total, 5.9cm wide, in an early 20th century gold tooled Cameo Corner Ltd. box
Sold for £2,200 at Dreweatts Donnington Priory in 2018
Ring of gold set with a blue jasperware plaque with a white relief of Apollo, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, ca. 1780-1800.
Reference: © Victoria and Albert Museum
