Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
ASTA 267 - GLITTICA ASTA 267 - GLITTICA
Friday 7 July 2023 hours 12:30 (UTC +00:00)
A GRAECO-PERSIAN AGATE ENGRAVED SEAL SET IN A LATE HELLENISTIC GOLD SWIVEL RING BEZEL.
A GRAECO-PERSIAN AGATE ENGRAVED SEAL SET IN A LATE HELLENISTIC GOLD SWIVEL RING BEZEL.
The mounting: Late hellenistic, 2nd century B.C. The seal: Late Archaic period, 6th-5th century B.C.
16x20x8 mm; 3 gr
Consisting of a gold box setting of oval form with granulated triangular points and spherical beads containing a layered agate seal (pierced lengthwise), the back engraved of a roaring lion facing right. The style and iconography is referrable to the late Archaic period. Each side of the box setting is also pierced and adorned on the edge with 5 hollowed spherical beads of flower pattern.
Provenance: U.K. private collection