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 AGATE INTAGLIO SET IN A GOLD RING. SPHINX WITH CADUCEUS.
A ROMAN AGATE INTAGLIO SET IN A GOLD RING. SPHINX WITH CADUCEUS.
1st - 2nd century A.D.
Stone 10x13 mm; int. diam 17 mm; 5,91 gr
With rounded hoop, the shoulders incised with lily flowers and surmounted by an oval box setting set with an agate intaglio; Winged sphinx facing left, the head surmounted by a modius (?) is looking at a caduceus. Groundline. Wear marks.
Provenance: U.K. private collection