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 BURNT AGATE INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. BUST OF HERMES.
A ROMAN BURNT AGATE INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. BUST OF HERMES.
1st - 2nd century A.D.
Stone 9x12 mm; int. size 16x19 mm; 17,42 gr
The deity is depicted with the three-quarters bust to the right and the head slightly three-quarters facing to the left. The bust is draped, the wings on the head and the caduceus behind the shoulder. Burnt stone.
Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired from Galerie Mariaud de Serres, Paris, in the early 2000s