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Lot no. 14
Description
Intaglio. The god Oceanos, seated on a crab, holding a rudder and a sceptre.
1st BC - 1st AD
Amethyst
H. 1.3 cm
Presented on its crimson velvet and wood mounting dating from the early 20th century, with an imprint and a label: ( ) ROME
On the back written in graphite: 63 £ 10
Provenance :
A stone from the collection of Prince Stanislas Poniatowski (1754-1833) sold at Christie's in 1839 may match our example, although we have not had access to a visual (see Beazley Archive link: https://www.carc.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/recordDetails.asp?id=%7B8C4AC458-128C-4E22-9D9F-4D19C688327B%7D&noResults=10&recordCount=8&databaseID=%7BE89BBA16-0481-4DAD-8FD0-99CEDEEAD22C%7D&search=%20%7BAND%7D%20okeanos
A rare early roman amethyst intaglio depicting the god Oceanus
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