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RING SET WITH AN INTAILLÉ DEPICTING TWO EROTI
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RING SET WITH AN INTAILLÉ DEPICTING TWO EROTI
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
RING SET WITH AN INTAILLÉ DEPICTING TWO EROTI
Roman art, circa the 2nd century AD.
Gold ring set with an agate intaglio depicting two winged Erotes, probably Eros and Anteros, with their hands clasped, each with one foot forward, in a wrestling pose.
Diameter: 2.5 cm
Gross weight: 10.48 g
Provenance: Formerly in the William Froelich Collection, New York, since 1971
Fortuna Fine Arts Ltd, New York, 1990
Ariadne Galleries, New York
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2011
Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA684)
A Roman gold and agate intaglio ring with two Erotes,
Circa 2nd century AD
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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