Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica
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A roman chalcedony intaglio set in later gold swivel ring. Dancing satyr.
A roman chalcedony intaglio set in later gold swivel ring. Dancing satyr.
1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D.
intaglio 13x17x4 mm ; US ring size 11 ; 11,6 grs
This fine intaglio is certainly inspired by a famous ancient statuary model, magnificently engraved in ancient times on a sardonyx, preserved in Paris, Cabinet des Médailles-BN, inv. 58,1648. Mounted on a gold swivel ring with octogonal bezel, this chalcedony depicts a dancing satyr in the same pose, holding the thyrsus with his left hand and holding a lion (or panther) skin with his right one. The left foot is elegantly lifted backwards with a dancing step. The anatomical details of the face and of the body, with the use of globular elements (eye, etc), are referable to the late roman republican glyptic production. Beautiful shades and color of the stone. Wear marks.
Cfr.: Chabouillet, Anatole. Catalogue général et raisonné des camées et pierres gravées de la Bibliothèque impériale. Paris : 1858, n°1648.
Mariette, Pierre-Jean. Traité des Pierres gravées. Paris : 1750, t.II, n°XL.
Plantzos, D.. Hellenistic engraved Gems. Oxford : 1999, n°434.
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U.K. private collection