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 ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. DIOMEDES WITH PALLADIUM.
A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. DIOMEDES WITH PALLADIUM.
1st-2nd century A.D.
16x18x6 mm
The seated hero is facing left, holding with his right hand the palladium. Groundline.Wear marks and traces of the iron mounting.
For a similar iconography see: MORET, J.M., Les pierres gravées antiques représentant le rapt du Palladion, 1997
Provenance: U.K. private collection