Lot 195 | A roman burnt carnelian intaglio. Male portrait. <br><br>2nd century A.D.

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A roman burnt carnelian intaglio. Male portrait. <br><br>2nd century A.D.

A roman burnt carnelian intaglio. Male portrait.

2nd century A.D.

The male character is facing left. He is characterized by short hair and trick beard framing his face. Straight nose, and mouth framed by a moustache joining the beard; globular eye. The neck is raised by rendered muscles. Typical features and style referred to the 2nd century A.D. after the imperial Severian dinasty. Fine private portrait. The stone is partially burnt.


12x16x4 mm