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 carnelian intaglio set in a Postclassical gold ring. Two pigs.
A roman carnelian intaglio set in a Postclassical gold ring. Two pigs.
2nd century A.D.
Intaglio 9x10 mm ; US size ring 7 ; 6,4 grs
The scene consists of two sows (or one sow and one pig) facing left, under a tree; in front of them a plant. Ground line. The gem is mounted in a gold ring featuring a flat rod decorated on the edges by slightly flattened spherical elements: Very fine condition.
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U.K. private collection