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Lot 392 - Auction 66 - Part II
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A roman burnt chalcedony intaglio. Biga and quadriga arena race.
7 x 10 x 2 mm
The complexe and dynamic scene, extraodinary engraved on the bezel with little dimensions, formed by: on the upper part a biga and a quadriga, on the lower part a quadriga and a biga (alternated and with a circular sense of race); in the center, horizontally, the balaustra called "spine" with an half-moon. Wear marks. For parallel : red japser intaglio, chariots race in the area with the metae. Walters art Museum (inv. n. 42,1314)
2nd century AD.
7 x 10 x 2 mm
The complexe and dynamic scene, extraodinary engraved on the bezel with little dimensions, formed by: on the upper part a biga and a quadriga, on the lower part a quadriga and a biga (alternated and with a circular sense of race); in the center, horizontally, the balaustra called "spine" with an half-moon. Wear marks. For parallel : red japser intaglio, chariots race in the area with the metae. Walters art Museum (inv. n. 42,1314)
2nd century AD.
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