Bidspirit auction | A roman carnelian intaglio. Centaur

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