Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 86 - Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry sessione unica
Wednesday 9 December 2020 hours 14:00 (UTC +01:00)
A roman rock crystal microsculpture. Fish.
A roman rock crystal microsculpture. Fish.
1st-3rd century A.D.
L : 48 mm
The animal with flat back, elongated body, a short serrated tail, and engraved fin; a rounded eye, a slightly open-mouth with a little through hole. Colorless crystal, with internal inclusions and patina deposits on the surface. Wear marks. Probably a game-counter or an amulet.
Parallels : U. Pannuti, Catalogo della collezione glittica, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, vol. 1, p. 154 n. 283, 284, 285 ss.; British Museum database: inv. 1814,0704.1132 ss.
European private collection.