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 GREEN CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO SET IN A GEORGIAN GOLD RING. VOTIVE SCENE.
A ROMAN GREEN CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO SET IN A GEORGIAN GOLD RING. VOTIVE SCENE.
1st century A.D.
Stone 10x12 mm; int. size 15x17 mm; 1,93 gr
With a rounded hoop expanding in the shoulders in two branches and surmounting a grooved box setting with a chalcedony intaglio showing a woman facing left and seated on rocks. She is partially naked, the lower body covered by a folded drapery, her long hair tied behind in a bun. She is offering a laurel wreath to an idol on a column in front of her. Groundline. Wear marks. Nice vivid green color of the stone.
Provenance: U.K. private collection