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 AGATE INTAGLIO. BUST OF ZEUS SERAPIS.
A ROMAN AGATE INTAGLIO. BUST OF ZEUS SERAPIS.
1st - 2nd century A.D.
14x18x5 mm
The effigy is facing left, with the tunicated bust and the modius on top of the head. The deity is engraved in the caramel brown layer of the agate over the thicker white layer, creating a attractive contrasted effect. Wear marks.
Provenance: The Gustave Mustaki collection, exported from Egypt under licence c.1950 and gifted to Elsa MacLellan, his daughter, thence by descent.