Bertolami Fine Art - Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place 1, W1S 1BU Londra
ASTA 107 - Glittica Sessione Unica
Friday 22 April 2022 hours 15:00 (UTC +00:00)
A large italic banded agate intaglio. Ant. 2nd century B.C.
A large italic banded agate intaglio. Ant.
2nd century B.C.
The large stone depicts an ant with naturalistic details engraved with great skills. Above her head, five radiated grains of wheat. Presence of globular elements on the head, the thorax and the legs of the insect. Signs of wear on the surface. Parallels: The Cornell Universit, plaster cast collection, database n. 51. Rare.
16x19x2 mm