150 - SET OF THREE INTALIES

SET OF THREE INTALIES Red jasper (2); agate (1) 11.9 x 10.1; 14.1 x 10.1, and 14.6 x 10.4 mm Roman art, 1st–2nd century A.D. A set of three oval intaglios, apparently unmounted. The first, in red jasper, depicts a satyr dancing to the right, holding a staff in his right hand and an indistinct object in his left. The second, made of red jasper, depicts a nude Apollo standing facing left, holding a laurel branch and leaning on a lyre resting on a stand. The third, made of agate, depicts a male bust in left profile. Provenance Former French collection, assembled in the 1930s–1950s Then passed down through the family Three Roman intaglios A group of three oval intaglios, apparently unmounted. The first, in red jasper, shows a satyr dancing to the right, holding a staff in his right hand and an indistinct object in his left. The second, in red jasper, depicts a nude Apollo standing to the left, holding a laurel branch and leaning on a lyre set on a support. The third, in agate, shows a male bust in profile facing left. Roman, 1st–2nd century A.D.