Lot 464 - Auction 66 - Part II

A fine roman carnelian intaglio. Bust of Cleopatra with snake.

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A fine roman carnelian intaglio. Bust of Cleopatra with snake.
16 x 18 x 3 mm
The queen is represented the face in profile, the bust in 3/4 seen from behind. The aspic is rising near the breast, on top of which we can see her hand. The scene seems to underline the brief instant of the end of the Egyptian queen, with very elegant and elaborated hair (with crown) and a coat undercovering the flesh where the mortal bites was. Use of globular elements. Intaglio of generous dimensions. Work executed with high technicity. Attractive tone of the stone. Slight wear marks. Rare.
Beginning of the 1st century AD.
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