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 GRAND TOUR AGATE INTAGLIO SET IN A GOLD RING. SACRIFICE SCENE.
A GRAND TOUR AGATE INTAGLIO SET IN A GOLD RING. SACRIFICE SCENE.
End of 18th century
Stone 10x14 mm; int. size 18x19 mm; 10,50 gr
With rounded hoop expanding upwards onto an oval bezel set with a three-layered agate intaglio. The scene depicts an old bearded man kneeled and holding a snake. Behind him, a female figure (priestress ?) draped, her right hand pointed to her face. They are facing a tree with a ram protome hanged and a small brasero on the ground. In the background, herm of a Silenus. A similar scene was engraved by Pichler. Wear marks.
Provenance: U.K. private collection