ASTA 107 - Glittica Sessione Unica
Friday 22 April 2022 hours 15:00 (UTC +00:00)
A roman gold ring set with a nicolo intaglio. Portrait of Tyche of Antioch. 2nd - 3rd century A.D.
A roman gold ring set with a nicolo intaglio. Portrait of Tyche of Antioch.
2nd - 3rd century A.D.
With a large massive elliptical hoop and outbroad shoulders extending into an oval bezel set with a nicolo intaglio. The subject is a portrait of Tyche. Facing left, she wears the crown of Antioch, Syria. Her hair partially veiled. Signs of wears on the surface of the stone and the ring. Slight crack on one side of the ring under the bezel.
Stone 0,9 x 13 mm; ring size 13 x 18 mm; 22,54 gr