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 carnelian intaglio mounted in a modern gold ring. Gryllos. <br><br>1st - 2nd century A.D.
A roman carnelian intaglio mounted in a modern gold ring. Gryllos.
1st - 2nd century A.D.
The scene depicts a gryllos with four conjoined heads; an elephant head with a caduceus in its trunk, a Silenus head with beard, a satyre head, and head of a woman. Apotropaic intaglio with reference to Africa. The modern gold mounting is made of rounded hoop with broader shoulders and oval bezel.
Parallels: Michael Carlos Emory museum, inv. 2008.031.112
Stone 10 x 13 mm; ring size diam. 17,5 mm; 13,12 gr.