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ASTA 107 - Glittica Sessione Unica
venerdì 22 aprile 2022 ore 15:00 (UTC +00:00)
A fine neoclassical Poniatowski carnelian intaglio signed Thamyros, set in a gold ring. Bust of Phocion. 19th century.
A fine neoclassical Poniatowski carnelian intaglio signed Thamyros, set in a gold ring. Bust of Phocion.
19th century.
The Athenian general faces right, with a three-quarter bust and head in profile. Above the right shoulder, the signature: ΘΑΜΥΡΟΥ; under the bust: ΦΩΚΙΩΝΟΣ. The gem is set in the original gold swivel ring.
Provenance and literature: Catalogue des pierres gravées antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833): VIII.1.44; Daktyliothek Poniatowski 1832, Antikensammlung Berlin: 310; Calandrelli Cat: 91.Christie’s, London: 1839-702.
Stone 16 x 19 mm; ring size 18 x 19 mm; 4,70 gr.