🪷 This exquisite jasper intaglio reminds us of the day in 129 AD when #Hadrian and #Antinous slew a wild #boar in the forests of Antinous' homeland #Bithynia. Boars are sacred to Adonis, whom Diana loved and with whom Antinous is equated. Boar Hunt ring art courtesy Dr. Crom on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/doccrom.bsky.social. Antinous is depicted looking over his shoulder during the Sacred #BoarHunt in this tondo on Rome's Arch of #Constantine. 🪷

🪷 This exquisite jasper intaglio reminds us of the day in 129 AD when #Hadrian & #Antinous slew a wild boar in the forests of #Antinoos' homeland #Bithynia. Boars are sacred to #Adonis, whom #Diana loved and with whom Antinous is equated. #BoarHunt Ring art. 🪷