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 nicolo intaglio. Funerary winged genius.
A roman nicolo intaglio. Funerary winged genius.
2nd - 3rd century A.D.
8 x 10 x 3 mm
The character, identifiable with Pothos, is standing with crossed legs facing left. He holds a scepter in the right hand and a cup in the left one. Attractive color of the stone.
Parallels: Erika Zwierlein-Diehl, Die Gemmen und Kameen des Dreikonigenschreines, p. 309 n. 206 (for the same subject on the same stone).
European private collection.