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 MAGICAL DARK GREEN JASPER INTAGLIO. EROS TIED TO A COLUMN WITH INSCRIPTION.
A ROMAN MAGICAL DARK GREEN JASPER INTAGLIO. EROS TIED TO A COLUMN WITH INSCRIPTION.
2nd - 3rd century A.D.
12,5x16x3 mm
Eros is facing left, tied to a column with the inscription "ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣ", meaning "just deserved". A griffin with the wheel (the Nemesis) over the column. Magical stone referred to the allegory of Love and the Revenge. Missing on the edge. Wear marks.
Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired on the art market 1990s-early 2000s.