Лот 489 - Auction 66 - Part II

Лот 489

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An important roman rock crystal intaglio mounted in a modern gold brooch. Venus with dolphin.
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8.500,00 GBP
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An important roman rock crystal intaglio mounted in a modern gold brooch. Venus with dolphin.
intaglio 13 x 26 mm; mounting 27 x 39 mm; gr. 19,57
The deity is diademated and turned to the left, partially draped, with the bust and an arm uncovered. The head is in profile, while the bust is frontal. The figure rests his right hand on a dolphin, the left above the hip. The dolphin rests on boulders, as in sculptures. Ground line. The subject is in fact inspired in particular by a roman marble sculpture (Aphrodite with dolphin called "Venere marina" n. Inv. 6296) of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, copy from Greek original. Symbol of beauty and harmony with reference to the marine sphere, the subject was particularly appreciated also in the imperial age, on a greek hellenistic model. The intaglio is executed with great technical expertise, the virtuosity of the executer is evident by the rendering of the drapery and the anatomy of the figure. Attractiveness purity and brightness of the stone amplified by the underlying gold mount. Slight wear marks. Slightly convex, elongated shape, generously sized. The elegant setting, made in solid gold by the master goldsmith Massimo Maria Melis, reproduces an ancient model in greek hellenistic style, with a double-beaded frame and radial drops (in the style of Macedonian jewelery). Rare.
1st century AD.
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