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Lot 106 - Auction 86

A roman carnelian intaglio. Galley with figures.1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D.12 x 13 x 2,5 mmA galley with eight figures holding ... Read more
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A roman carnelian intaglio. Galley with figures.

1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D.

12 x 13 x 2,5 mm

A galley with eight figures holding round shields; the warship has the rostrum and the aplustre, the sail closed and the ropes pulled. Below, the waves of the sea (for a similar representation of the boat see the carnelian intaglio, Berlin, inv. FG6880). Interesting detailed work. Attractive color of the stone. Wear marks. Rare.

Parallels: Antike Gemmen in Deutschen Sammlungen, Band II, Staatliche Museen Preubischer Kultubesitz Antikenabteilung- Berlin, p. 176 n. 476.

U.K., private collection 80's, London.
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