Lot 360 - Auction 66 - Part II

A roman carnelian intaglio mounted on an antique silver ring. Gryllos.

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A roman carnelian intaglio mounted on an antique silver ring. Gryllos.
intaglio 10 x 13 mm; ring internal size 14 x 16 mm
The hybrid creature is composed by : Silene masks joined with a goat head eating two ears of corn, cock leg, horse protome on top. In the background, a cornucopia. Apotropaic and auspicious representation.
2nd-3rd century AD.
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