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Lotto 203

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A large roman gold ring set with three amethyst intaglios. Eagle, Tyche of Antioch bust with cornucopiae and a sow.
Stima:
6.000,00/8.000,00 £
Base d'asta:
4.000,00 GBP
Aggiudicazione:
4.000,00 GBP
Numero offerte:
1

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Stato lotto:
Asta chiusa

Descrizione

A large roman gold ring set with three amethyst intaglios. Eagle, Tyche of Antioch bust with cornucopiae and a sow.


3rd century A.D.

int diam 22 mm; intaglios 9x11 mm; 12x16 mm; 9x11 mm; 16,39 gr.


Large hollowed hoop expending at the shoulders, on each side above two round raised settings containing amethyst intaglios. In the center, a larger oval raised setting containing a large amethyst intaglio. Intaglios depict respectively; an eagle with wide-spreaded wings, a bust of a Tyche of Antioch facing left and framed by two cornucopiae; a sow facing right. Wear marks and deposits. Rare tipology.


Parallels: Marshall, F.H., 1968, PL. XXI, 851.

Provenance: from a collection of a french jeweller purchased in the late 1990s.

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