Lotto 160 | A roman carnelian intaglio. Military votive scene.

Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
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A roman carnelian intaglio. Military votive scene.

A roman carnelian intaglio. Military votive scene.

2nd century A.D.
14x17x3 mm

The general, probably an emperor, faces left. His right hand holds a patera, on an altar with a lit fire; the left holds a spear and a cloth. The character wears full armor, with shoes and a laurel wreath on his head. Good-luck votive scene. Chipped on the edge. Nice vivid color.

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U.K. private collection