Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
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A FINE ROMAN CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. ITHYPHALLIC SATYR HOLDING ATTRIBUTES.
A FINE ROMAN CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. ITHYPHALLIC SATYR HOLDING ATTRIBUTES.
1st century A.D.
Stone 10x14 mm; int. size 16x18 mm; 18,92 gr
A unusual apotropaic and pantheistic representation, composed of a satyr advancing to the right, raising his left hand above a cornucopia (attribute of Fortuna Tyche); with his right arm he holds a winged caduceus (attribute of Mercury) and a lion skin (attribute of Hercules). The character is characterized by sharp goat horns, a sculpted torso with extraordinary anatomical details, goat legs covered in hair and an erected phallus (reference to the Dionysian sphere and fertility). Groundline. Wear marks.
Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired on the art market in the early 2000s