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 neoclassical agate cameo. Bust of Maecenas.
A neoclassical agate cameo. Bust of Maecenas.
End of 18th century - Beginning of 19th century
28 x 40 x 11 mm
The bust portrait of the so called "Maecenas" (Caius Cilnius Maecenas) is facing right. Large stone engraved in high relief, close to "Head of Maecenas" from the Marlborough Collection (Carnelian intaglio, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts: 99.112).