Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 86 - Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry sessione unica
mercoledì 9 dicembre 2020 ore 14:00 (UTC +01:00)
A roman carnelian intaglio. Centaur with attributes.
A roman carnelian intaglio. Centaur with attributes.
2nd - 3rd century A.D.
11 x 12 x 2 mm
The mythological creature is turned to the left, in the act of playing the lyre. Behind it appears a thyrsus as a reference to the Dionysian processions. Groundline.
U.K. private collection, London