Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
ASTA 267 - GLITTICA ASTA 267 - GLITTICA
Friday 7 July 2023 hours 12:30 (UTC +00:00)
AN EASTERN ROMAN BANDED AGATE BEAD IN A SHAPE OF A BIRD.
AN EASTERN ROMAN BANDED AGATE BEAD IN A SHAPE OF A BIRD.
1st-4th century A.D.
Maximum lenght 30 mm
Representing a stylized little bird with closed wings and a long tail similar to a finch. Traces of deposit. Pierced lengthwise.
For similar agate birds, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, n°74-76
Provenance: U.K private collection