Lotto 172 | A roman carnelian intaglio. Two private portraits as Helios and Selene, with an eagle.<br><br>End of 1st century A.D. - early 2nd century A.D.

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A roman carnelian intaglio. Two private portraits as Helios and Selene, with an eagle.<br><br>End of 1st century A.D. - early 2nd century A.D.

A roman carnelian intaglio. Two private portraits as Helios and Selene, with an eagle.

End of 1st century A.D. - early 2nd century A.D.

Two busts, one male and bearded, the other female, are shown in profile facing each other, with an eagle perched on a wreathed altar, between them. In the eagle's beak is a wreath. The woman has a chiton and a mantle; on top of the woman's head is a crescent moon. The man also wear a chiton and a mantle; his head is radiated. Late Antonine period. The woman hairstyle reminds Crispina’s, the wife of Commodus. Attractive color of the stone. Slight wear marks. Parallel: G.M.A. Richter, Catalogue of Engraved Gems, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, p. 108 n. 494.

14x17x3 mm