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 roman dark glass paste intaglio set in a gold swivel ring. Eagle.<br><br>1st - 3rd century A.D.
A roman dark glass paste intaglio set in a gold swivel ring. Eagle.
1st - 3rd century A.D.
The animal is depicted frontally, with its wings open and the head turned in profile. With his claws he grabs a boar's head. Emblem of imperial military power. Wear marks. Little missing on the mounting. Parallel: For a same glass paste intaglio see Metropolitan Museum of Art database, inv. n. 17.194.56.
Glass 10 x 11 mm; ring size 17 x 18 mm; 2,53 gr.
Provenance: UK private collection.