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 CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. SILENUS APPROACHING A SLEEPING MAENAD.
A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. SILENUS APPROACHING A SLEEPING MAENAD.
1st - 2nd century A.D.
Stone 11x15 mm; int. size 16x18 mm; 10,96 gr
A Silenus advances cautiously to the left approaching a semi-recumbent female figure, seen from behind. Both have their legs wrapped up in drapery while their torsos or backs are uncovered. The Silenus pulls with his left hand a belt holding the clothes of the Maenad and raises his right arm. Wear marks.
Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired from Galerie Mariaud de Serres, Paris, in the early 2000s