Auction 86
Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry
Dec 9, 2020
Italy
Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), o 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom).
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Wednesday dec 9 2020, 2 pm GMT (3 pm CEST)
Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), or 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom)
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LOT 199:
A roman banded agate intaglio set in a gold ring. Ajax with Cassandra.
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Sold for: £2,200
Start price:
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1,200
Estimated price:
€1,500 - €3,000
Auction house commission: 25%
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A roman banded agate intaglio set in a gold ring. Ajax with Cassandra.
2nd-3rd century A.D.
Intaglio : 11 x 16 mm Ring : 16 x 13 mm 3,56 g
She has fled to the altar and is near to embracing the palladion. Ajax stands beside her in the act of take Kassandra by the hair and holding his shield in the left arm (the sword stuck in his side?). Kassandra is shown in back view, with head and limbs turned in profile; a himation covers the lower part of her body. Ajax, shown in front view, is nude and wears an helmet. The statue of Athena has a girded peplos, with aegis, a helmet and shield, and brandishes her spear. Groundline. Slight wear marks. The stone is set in an ancient gold ring. Very fine condition. Rare.
Parallels: G.M.A. Richter, The engraved gems of the greeks, etruscans and romans, part II, p. 65 n. 300 (British Museum, sard intaglio, from the Blacas collection 445, Walters Cat. No. 1942).
U.K. private collection, London. Ex Schweizer Privatsammlung seit ca. 1930
