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ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF VENUS VICTRIX AND CUPID IN GOLD …
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ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF VENUS VICTRIX AND CUPID IN GOLD …
Estimate £2,500 - £3,500
Voluntary lot
Description
ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF VENUS VICTRIX AND CUPID IN GOLD RING.
Ca. AD 50 - 200.
A carnelian intaglio engraved with Venus Victrix, standing to the right with the body seen from behind, holding a long spear, shield and drapery in her left hand and a sword in her right, with Cupid at her right side raising a helmet towards her, both on a groundline. The intaglio is mounted in a possibly later gold ring with a large oval bezel and a slender hoop with triangular shoulders.
For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1987,0212.568.
Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 1/2; Weight: 13g
Provenance: Private London collection; previously from a Belgian collection formed during the 1980s–1990s.
This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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