ASTA 267 - GLITTICA

A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. WARRIOR.

1st - 2nd century A.D.

11x14x3 mm

The warrior faces left and is characterized by a muscular and powerful body. He holds the sheathed sword in his right hand, the spear in his left. Below, the shield; long cloak over the shoulders. Rocks behind the figure. Wear marks and chip on the edge.

Provenance: U.K private collection

A ROMAN JASPER INTAGLIO. VEILED PRIESTESS.

2nd-3rd century A.D.

13,5x15x2 mm

The veiled woman is seated facing left, holding in her right hand the palladium and her left one the scepter. Groundline. Probably a vestale or Cassander. Minor chips on the edge.

Provenance: U.K. private collection

A ROMAN FRAGMENTARY GOLD RING SET WITH A CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. BUST OF ASCLEPIOS.

1st-2nd century A.D.

Stone 13x15 mm; 2,24 gr

The god is facing left, the back in three-quarters. He is laureated and with his stick intertwined by a snake. Wear marks. The mounting is fragmentary (hoop missing).

Provenance: U.K. private collection

A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. BUST OF JUPITER.

1st century A.D.

7x10,5x3 mm

The divinity is turned to the left, with the modius on top of the head and the tunicated bust. Considering the very small size of the stone, the work is performed with great technical skill. Wear marks.

Provenance: U.K private collection

A ROMAN AGATE INTAGLIO. BUST OF ZEUS SERAPIS.

1st - 2nd century A.D.

14x18x5 mm

The effigy is facing left, with the tunicated bust and the modius on top of the head. The deity is engraved in the caramel brown layer of the agate over the thicker white layer, creating a attractive contrasted effect. Wear marks.

Provenance: The Gustave Mustaki collection, exported from Egypt under licence c.1950 and gifted to Elsa MacLellan, his daughter, thence by descent.

A ROMAN AGATE INTAGLIO. BUST OF ZEUS.

1st century A.D.

12x14x6 mm;

The god is facing left wearing the modius. Wear marks.

Provenance: Formerly Swiss private collection, acquired in the early 1990's, then by descent, family collection since 1998. This lot is sold under temporary import status.

A ROMAN SARD INTAGLIO SET IN A LATER GOLD RING. BUST OF ZEUS SERAPIS.

1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D.

Stone 10x12 mm; Int. Size 15x18 mm; 5,80 gr

After a Greek Late Hellenistic model. Frontal bust of Zeus Serapis with a large ornated modius on top of the head. The stone is cracked across the eye. Some missing on the modius. Wear marks.

Provenance: U.S. private collection, acquired on the art market. This lot is sold under temporary import status.

AN EASTERN ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A REVIVAL GOLD RING. HEAD OF JUPITER SERAPIS.

2nd - 3rd century A.D.

Stone 12x14 mm; int. size 18,5x19 mm; 13,50 gr

With lobed hoop, flatten within and surmounted by a large oval box setting with a twisted gold wire. The intaglio shows the god facing left, characterized by a long beard and hair adorned with a band and stylized triangular modius. Wear marks.

Provenance: U.K. private collection

A ROMAN RED JASPER INTAGLIO. BUST OF ZEUS SERAPIS.

1st - 2nd century A.D.

10 x 12 x 2 mm

Facing left, with radiated crown and modius. Chip on the edge. Wear marks.

Provenance: U.K collection acquired on the art market

A ROMAN BURNT AGATE INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. BUST OF HERMES.

1st - 2nd century A.D.

Stone 9x12 mm; int. size 16x19 mm; 17,42 gr

The deity is depicted with the three-quarters bust to the right and the head slightly three-quarters facing to the left. The bust is draped, the wings on the head and the caduceus behind the shoulder. Burnt stone.

Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired from Galerie Mariaud de Serres, Paris, in the early 2000s

A ROMAN SARD INTAGLIO. BUST OF HERMES WITH THE CADUCEUS.

1st-2nd century A.D.

12,5x15x2 mm

Bust of young Mercury, almost to the chest, facing left. In front of him, the caduceus. Nice vivid tone. Wear marks.

Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired From the Galerie de Serres, Paris in the 1990s-early 2000s

A ROMAN NICOLO INTAGLIO. BUST OF HERMES WITH A STAR.

1st - 2nd century A.D.

7,5 x 9,5 x 2 mm.

Bust of young Hermes facing left with winged cap and star.

Provenance: U.K. private collection acquired in the british art market.