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 NEOCLASSICAL AGATE INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. BUST OF JULIUS CAESAR.
A NEOCLASSICAL AGATE INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. BUST OF JULIUS CAESAR.
18th century
Stone 14x16 mm; int. diam 18 mm; 6,66 gr.
Bust of a beardless man, partially bald, with a haggard face, and a long thick neck, in profile to the left. Round is prominent left shoulder is draped a mantle, a fold of which he gasps in his right hand. The head resembles Julius Caesar. The absence of the usual attributes make the identification uncertain. There are many replicas of this type. The model have to be identified in the fine amethyst intaglio in the Metropolitan Museum (NY). In the field, three greek letters for MYO (to be identified). Wear marks.
G.M.A. Richter, Catalogue of the engraved gems - MET NY, n. 469.
Provenance: U.K. private collection