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

151 - INTALY WITH THE EFFIGY OF FORTUNA-TYCHE

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€200 - 400

Sale fees

30%

INTALY WITH THE EFFIGY OF FORTUNA-TYCHE Garnet 12.1 x 9.4 mm Roman art, 1st–2nd century A.D. Oval intaglio engraved with a female figure standing facing forward, dressed in a long chiton and a himation draped at the waist. In her left hand, she holds a cornucopia filled with fruit. At her feet lies a rudder. Provenance Former French collection, assembled in the 1930s–1950s Then passed down through the family Intaglio with Fortuna-Tyche An oval intaglio engraved with a female figure standing frontally, wearing a long chiton with a himation draped at the waist. Her head, turned to the right, is adorned with a tall headdress, possibly a modius or polos (?). On the left, she holds a cornucopia filled with fruit. On the right, she holds ears of wheat and poppy heads, with additional stalks rising from the ground at her feet.

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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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