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live November 18 | 02:30 PM
Hôtel des ventes de Monte-Carlo

149 - SET OF FOUR ROMAN INTALIES

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Estimation

€300 - 600

Sale fees

30%

SET OF FOUR ROMAN INTALIES Red jasper, carnelian 8.5 x 6.2 to 16.7 x 11.7 mm Roman art, 1st–3rd century A.D. A set of four oval or circular intaglios. The first, made of red jasper, depicts a male figure of the “master of animals” type standing on a ground line. The second, made of carnelian, features a portrait of Bacchus or Apollo in left-facing profile. The last two, made of carnelian, depict a seated Mercury and a crane. Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.2 mm 9.9 x 7.7 mm 11 x 10.2 mm 16.7 x 11.7 mm Provenance Former French collection, assembled in the 1930s–1950s Then passed down through the family Four Roman intaglios A group of four oval or circular intaglios. The first, in red jasper, depicts a male figure of the “master of animals” type on a ground line. The second, in carnelian, shows a portrait of Bacchus or Apollo in profile to the left. The last two, in carnelian, depict a seated Mercury and a crane.

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Auction details

Archaeology
Wednesday, November 18
02:30 PM
10-12, quai Antoine 1er
98000 Monte-Carlo, Monaco

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Hôtel des ventes de Monte-Carlo +37 7 93 25 88 89 amournet@hvmc.com
On Drouot for 5 years avec More than 46,000 lots published

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