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 LOT OF 2 LATE ROMAN HEMATITE AND SILVER INTAGLIOS; EAGLE WITH CROSS AND AN ALLEGORICAL SCENE.
A LOT OF 2 LATE ROMAN HEMATITE AND SILVER INTAGLIOS; EAGLE WITH CROSS AND AN ALLEGORICAL SCENE.
2nd - 4th century A.D.
12x12,5x2,5 mm; diam 11,5x2 mm
The eagle is standing, the wings wide-spreaded. On top a cross. Groundline. Traces of iron deposits. Wear marks on the surface of the stone. The silver impression depicts Zeus metamorphosis in eagle. Rare.
Provenance: U.K. private collection