Leilão 86
Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry
9.12.20
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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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LOTE 20:
An etruscan agate scarab intaglio, mounted on an ancient gold ring. Hermes.
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Vendido por: £4 700
Preço inicial:
£
2 500
Preço estimado:
€3 000 - €6 000
Comissão da leiloeira: 25%
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An etruscan agate scarab intaglio, mounted on an ancient gold ring. Hermes.
5th century B.C.
intaglio : 11 x 15 x 9 mm ring diam_ 20 mm 7,5 gr.
The character can be identified as Hermes. The god is standing, the body turned on the left meanwhile his head is reversed on the right. He holds the caduceus in his left hand, and the purse in the right one. Clothes and hat in oriental style. Groundline. Cable border. For the mounting; hoop angular on the outside ending with small convex discs with agate scarab revolving on a wire swivel passing through the disks and twisted around the ends of the hoop. The stone is drilled lenghtwise and filled with gold.
Parallels : Marshall, F. , 1968, pl. XV, n°314.
U.K., private collection 80's.
