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Intaglio. A half-reclining horse on the left, carrying on it…
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Lot no. 11
Description
Intaglio. A half-reclining horse on the left, carrying on its back a bare-chested Gallic rider, armed with a shield and two javelins.
Hellenistic period, 3rd-1st BC.
Carnelian
L. 1.58 cm
Small chip at edge
Published :
A. Furtwängler, die antiken Gemmen (Leipzig-Berlin,1900), plate LXI, no. 56
Provenance:
Described in A. Furtwängler, die antiken Gemmen (Leipzig-Berlin,1900), as "in the art trade in Rome".
Presented on its wood and crimson velvet mounting dating from the early 20th century, with an imprint and a label: ( ) BOUGHT IN ROME
On the back a numbered label: 54
Inscribed in graphite: £47 20
Hellenistic intaglio depicting a gaulish raider
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