Lot 256 | A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN SOLID GOLD RING. GRYLLOS.

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A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN SOLID GOLD RING. GRYLLOS.

A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN SOLID GOLD RING. GRYLLOS.

1st - 2nd century A.D.

Stone 10x12 mm; int. size 15x18 mm; 16,4 gr

Composed of a heads of Silenus and goat on rooster legs with horse protome on the top with ear of corn. In the field, a cornucopia. Apotropaic depiction. Wear marks.

Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired on the art market in the early 2000s