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 set in a gold ring. Heraclides attempting a draw. 1st century A.D.
A roman carnelian intaglio set in a gold ring. Heraclides attempting a draw.
1st century A.D.
The hero is depicted in profile, with his right foot resting on a rock, as he attempts a draw inside an amphora. The Greek warrior is naked, helmeted and armed with a spear and sword. Groundline. The subject is taken from the group of Three Heraclides who attend the draw with the amphora, a mythical episode with complicated events. Wear marks. Ring formed by a hollow sheet of gold. Rare subject.
Parallel: U. Pannuti, Catalogo della collezione glittica vol I, Napoli, Museo Nazionale, n. 147-148.
Stone 10 x 14 mm; ring size diam 16 mm; 1,83 gr.