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 ROMAN AMETHYST INTAGLIO. GRAPE.
A ROMAN AMETHYST INTAGLIO. GRAPE.
1st century B.C - 1st century A.D.
11 x 16 x 4 mm.
Beautiful naturalistic depiction of a bunch of grapes in an almost Greek late Hellenistic taste. The subject and the variety of stone match perfectly, alluding to the wine and to the Bacchic processions. Nice vivid colour. Wear marks.
Provenance: U.K. private collection acquired in the british art market.