Lot 402 - Auction 66 - Part II

A roman red jasper intaglio. Allegorical scene.
Price realized:
700,00 GBP
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Description

A roman red jasper intaglio. Allegorical scene.
12 x 15 x 3,5 mm
An eros is climbing on a ladder fixed against a column, where crouching gryphon is standing. The winged child is putting a laurel wreath on the mythological beast. Ground line. Allegorical representation referred to the Nemesis, its triumph and the mediation between Sky and Earth. Interesting example. Rare.
2nd-3rd century AD.
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