Lot 133 | A roman carnelian intaglio. Fortuna-Tyche.

Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
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A roman carnelian intaglio. Fortuna-Tyche.

A roman carnelian intaglio. Fortuna-Tyche.

2nd - 3rd century A.D.
Intaglio 11x15 mm

The personification of abundance and fortune is winged, helmeted and draped, holding with the left hand; a stick, two ears of corn, a caduceus. Internal cracks. The bezel is still fixed on the original iron mounting (fragmentary). Wear marks.

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U.K. private collection