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Eros with torch, looking into a large vase out of which falls a skeleton
Skeletons were popular representations in the Roman period. They bear out the Epicurean belief that life is short and must be enjoyed while it lasts, for death ends all.
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Title: Onyx ring stone
Period: Late Republican or Imperial
Date: ca. 1st century BCE–3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Onyx
Dimensions: Length: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
Classification: Gems
Credit Line: Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1881
Object Number: 81.6.73
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