Bertolami Fine Art - Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place 1, W1S 1BU Londra
ASTA 107 - Glittica Sessione Unica
venerdì 22 aprile 2022 ore 15:00 (UTC +00:00)
A roman sardonyx intaglio. Erotic scene on an oil lamp. <br><br>Early 1st century A.D.
A roman sardonyx intaglio. Erotic scene on an oil lamp.
Early 1st century A.D.
Tricline oil lamp (three "beaks" or "fires") adorned above the handle ("triangular reflector") by an erotic scene: a young man on his knees is intent on penetrating a kneeling woman from behind ("coitus da tergo"). The type of lamp can be traced back to the Julio-Claudian era. Presence of globular elements. Beautiful variety of banded magical eye sardonyx. Wear marks. Parallels: AGDS n. 232; n. 747. AGKM (Kunst, Wien), vol. II, n. 950.
19x22x6 mm