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. ALLEGORICAL EMBLEMA WITH TWO SEAGOATS.
A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. ALLEGORICAL EMBLEMA WITH TWO SEAGOATS.
1st century A.D.
Stone 10x12 mm; int. size 16,5x17,5 mm; 8,76 gr.
Two seagoats conjoined as in an emblema, with tails superimposed and crossed, facing to the opposite side from each other. Above, a star. Below, a globe and a trident. Great Augustean allegory of the supreme dominion of the Empire between sky, earth and sea. The gem is damaged, chipped with a lack partially covered by a gold integration. Wear marks.
Provenance: U.K. private collection