Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
ASTA 267 - GLITTICA ASTA 267 - GLITTICA
venerdì 7 luglio 2023 ore 12:30 (UTC +00:00)
A LARGE ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. EROTIC SCENE WITH A SATYR AND A RAM.
A LARGE ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. EROTIC SCENE WITH A SATYR AND A RAM.
1st - 2nd century A.D.
17 x 20 x 3 mm.
A satyr with an erected phallus threatens to rape from behind a ram, holding its fur on its back and a ribbon which the animal holds in its mouth. Groundline. Large size. Fine execution. Great subject. Wear marks
For a similar scene: J. Boardman, C. Wagner, Masterpieces in miniature. Engraved gems from Prehistory to the present, p. 181 n. 167.
Provenance: From the collection of an European gentleman, acquired on the art market