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 republican agate intaglio. Eros with panoplia.
A roman republican agate intaglio. Eros with panoplia.
1st century B.C.
12 x 15 x 4 mm
The winged erote is depicted in the act of wearing a military sandal, next to the weapons of Mars: helmet, shield and spear. Letters around the winged figure. The carving, made on a beautiful variety of brown-colored zoned agate with honey tones, is broken into fragments and recomposed. Allegory of the Love preparing himself to the battle. Wear marks.
U.K private collection