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 carnelian intaglio. Cybele.
A roman carnelian intaglio. Cybele.
2nd-3rd century A.D.
12 x 15 x 3 mm
The syncretic figure is seated on the throne, wearing a tunic and a tourreted crown, holding a sceptre with the right hand, an attribute with the left. At her feet, lions. Cybele or Berecyntia, also known as Madre Montagna. Chips on the edge and traces of burns. Wear marks. Very rare.
Parallels:
Penn Museum database, inv. 29-128-908.
U.K private collection