Lost Owl "Festina Lente" Signet Ring georgian other classes of Japanese society

other classes of Japanese society looked for gods that could correspond with their professions: Benzaiten as the patron of the arts

in a slightly macabre irony

Magic Amulets were used in ancient Mediterranean cultures

with big domed bezels forming rub-over settings around the outer stones

and the HB maker's mark on the t-bar tells us it was made by Herbert Bushell of Northampton Street in Birmingham's famous jewellery quarter

Lost Owl "Festina Lente" Signet Ring georgian other classes of Japanese societyAn intaglio signet ring by Lost Owl. The carnelian panel has been carved with an anchor and a dolphin in the medieval heraldic style. The iconography relates to the oxymoronic Latin adage Festina Lente, or "more haste, less speed," or translating literally: "Go quickly slowly." A favourite of Roman Emperors Augustus and Titus, and the infamous house Medici, the saying encourages balance between speed and caution; thoughtful action over rushed