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)
Two fragments of roman murrina vasa.
Two fragments of roman murrina vasa.
1st century B.C. - 2nd century A.D.
22 x 28 mm
18 x 22 mm
The two fragments of cupped vase come from two different artefacts carved in two different beautiful sardonyx varieties.
A fragment has a smooth mirror-polished surface, convex and of fairly uniform thickness, with the presence of typical nodules. The other piece has a cameo carved surface, of uneven thickness and probably decorated with figures. Two precious examples of disappeared artifacts, already from the time of the Romans considered particularly precious and of great luxury. Rare.
Parallel: D. Del Bufalo, Murrina Vasa. A luxury of imperial Rome, 2016.
U.K. private collection