Bidspirit auction | SUPERB ROMAN AMETHYST EROTIC INTAGLIO

SUPERB ROMAN AMETHYST EROTIC INTAGLIO - Ca. 50 BC - AD 50. An oval amethyst intaglio engraved with an erotic scene depicting a couple beneath drapery on a couch. The woman, to the right, is depicted on all fours before a kneeling man, who places his left hand on her lower back and rests his right hand on his hip. Size: 28mm x 21mm; Weight: 6g Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex Private collection of Alexander Cotton (died 2021), Hampshire, bought 1980’s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.