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 mounted on a silver ring. Allegory of fortune.
A roman carnelian intaglio mounted on a silver ring. Allegory of fortune.
2nd century A.D.
Intaglio 14x17mm ; ring.diam 15mm ; 9,56 grs
The scene is made of two facing female figures: on the left, standing Fortune, holding the wheel; on the right a non-identified figure, partially covered by the ancient mounting. Traces of an extensive corrosion and oxydation of the ring, with iron deposit. A hoop fragment belonging to another ring has remained, welded to the sample with the intaglio mounted on, sample which is characterized by a hoop made of spherical elements.
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U.K. private collection