A ringstone with Roman carnelian with a male portrait
Intaglio: carnelian, 1st cent. BCE — 1st cent. CE.Ring: gold, modern work.
Length 1.6 cm. Christie’s Fine Art Auction House
A ringstone with Roman carnelian with a male portrait.
Intaglio: carnelian, 1st cent. BCE — 1st cent. CE.
Ring: gold, modern work.
Length 1.6 cm.
Ring: gold, modern work.
Length 1.6 cm.
Christie’s Fine Art Auction House.
Origin:
Joseph G. Gerena, New York, 1999.
Description:
A ROMAN CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH A MALE PORTRAIT
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
The oval stone engraved with a portrait of an elderly man in profile to left, his muscular neck with a pronounced laryngeal prominence, with wavy hair, a thick beard, a heavy brow, a hooked nose, a pointed chin and a mustache; mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting
PROVENANCE:
with Joseph G. Gerena, New York, 1999.
ESTIMATE: 3000—
Price Realised: USD 8750 USD.
Credits:
© 2016. Photo, text: Christie’s Fine Art Auction House (Sale 12805 Lot 44).
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