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Roman, A Roman carnelian intaglio of a satyr set in an antique gold ring, circa 2nd - 3rd century AD, the mount late 19th - early 20th century

Roman, A Roman carnelian intaglio of a satyr set in an antique gold ring, circa 2nd - 3rd century AD, the mount late 19th - early 20th century

Roman, A Roman carnelian intaglio of a satyr set in an antique gold ring, circa 2nd - 3rd century AD, the mount late 19th - early 20th century

Roman

A Roman carnelian intaglio of a satyr set in an antique gold ring, circa 2nd - 3rd century AD, the mount late 19th - early 20th century

Carnelian, gold

Ring size: U; length of intaglio: 12mm

Roman, A Roman carnelian intaglio of a satyr set in an antique gold ring, circa 2nd - 3rd century AD, the mount late 19th - early 20th century

£ 2,500.00

Further images

The oval gem is engraved with a dancing satyr, depicted nude with an animal skin draped over his raised right arm, his small tail visible behind, with a thyrsus in...

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Provenance

English private collection, mounted in the 19th to early 20th century

Literature

For related depictions of dancing satyrs, see J. Boardman, D. Scarisbrick, C. Wagner, E. Zwierlein-Diehl, The Marlborough Gems, 2009, nos. 630 and 631.

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