Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
ASTA 267 - GLITTICA ASTA 267 - GLITTICA
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A LARGE ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. VENUS MAKING OFFERS TO PRIAPUS.
A LARGE ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. VENUS MAKING OFFERS TO PRIAPUS.
1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D.
Stone 15x22 mm; int. Size 18x22 mm; 27,53 gr
Venus before an aedicula, with a mantle wrapped around her hips and legs, leaving her upper torso naked. She is holding a dove by the wings, the aedicula on top a tall garlanded pedestal, enclosing a figure of Priapus: near, a draped girl in between offering a bowl to the goddess, a tree arching over the scene from the left. Groundline. Fine execution and large size. The gem is set in a later gold collector gold ring.
Provenance: Christie's, 5/12/2012, NY. Said to have been found near Chartres, France, circa 1900. With S.H. Chapman, Philadelphia, 1911. Mr L.S. Gans. Private Collector, Malibu Lake, California, prior to 1970, thence by descent. Than, F.M. french collection.