Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica
Friday 12 November 2021 hours 15:00 (UTC +00:00)
A roman red jasper intaglio. Gryllos.
A roman red jasper intaglio. Gryllos.
2nd century A.D.
9x11x2,5 mm
The hybrid creature is composed of a rooster’s body conjoined with a silenus head and horse’s protome with a branch in the mouth. On the back of the creature, a cornucopia. Apotropaic and good auspicious subject.
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U.K. private collection