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Lot 80 - Auction 107

A roman dark glass paste intaglio set in a gold swivel ring. Eagle.
Estimate:
600,00/800,00 £
Starting price:
400,00 GBP
Price realized:
700,00 GBP
Bids:
10

Bids

Lot status:
Auction closed

Description

A roman dark glass paste intaglio set in a gold swivel ring. Eagle.

1st - 3rd century A.D.

Glass 10 x 11 mm; ring size 17 x 18 mm; 2,53 gr.

The animal is depicted frontally, with its wings open and the head turned in profile. With his claws he grabs a boar's head. Emblem of imperial military power. Wear marks. Little missing on the mounting. Parallel: For a same glass paste intaglio see Metropolitan Museum of Art database, inv. n. 17.194.56.

Provenance: UK private collection.
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