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Lot 147 - Auction 107

A roman carnelian intaglio set in a gold ring. Heraclides attempting a draw.
Estimate:
1.500,00/3.000,00 £
Starting price:
1.500,00 GBP
Price realized:
1.500,00 GBP
Bids:
1

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Lot status:
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Description

A roman carnelian intaglio set in a gold ring. Heraclides attempting a draw.

1st century A.D.

Stone 10 x 14 mm; ring size diam 16 mm; 1,83 gr.


The hero is depicted in profile, with his right foot resting on a rock, as he attempts a draw inside an amphora. The Greek warrior is naked, helmeted and armed with a spear and sword. Groundline. The subject is taken from the group of Three Heraclides who attend the draw with the amphora, a mythical episode with complicated events. Wear marks. Ring formed by a hollow sheet of gold. Rare subject.



Parallel: U. Pannuti, Catalogo della collezione glittica vol I, Napoli, Museo Nazionale, n. 147-148.

Provenance: UK private collection.

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