Lot 473 - Auction 66 - Part II

A roman carnelian intaglio. Turreted and veiled bust of Antiochia .
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390,00 GBP
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Description

A roman carnelian intaglio. Turreted and veiled bust of Antiochia .
12 x 14 x 3 mm
On the lower part, a prancing ram (solar symbol referring to the myth of fundation). In the background, a crescent moon and one star. Rare allegorical composition. Internal cracks and wear marks. For the same subject see : Tetradrachm of Augusto (RPC I 4155); bronze of Philipp I, mint of Antiochia, 244-249 A.D. (McAlee 977); bronze of autonome emission, Siria, Ca. 5/6th A.D., laureated head of Zeus / ram running with the head turned on the back and stars ((McAlee 95; SNG Copenhagen 95; RPC 4265). The towered feminine bust, considered as personification of the city (in this case Antiochia), is interpreted like Tyche (Fortuna) : cfr. G.M.A. Richter, Catalogue of engraved gems. Greek-etruscan-and roman. The Metropolitan Museum of Art- New York, p. 87 n. 382.
2nd-3rd century A.D.
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