ROMAN RED JASPER INTAGLIO OF WINGED EROS DRIVING BIGA IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING

拍品描述

Ca. AD 50 - 200. A red jasper intaglio engraved with winged Eros standing in a biga, holding the reins, with two horses in profile before him, set in a possibly later gold ring with a broad hoop of flat section, tapering towards the back. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 4.4g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a South-German private collection formed on the European art market in the 1980s and 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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