Lot Essay
Cf. M. Henig, A Corpus of Roman engraved gemstones from British sites, British Archaeological Reports, Series 8 (Second ed.), 1978, p. 205, nos. 153-155, pl. XXX for the type.
2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN JASPER INTAGLIO
2ND CENTURY A.D.
Showing a standing nude satyr in profile to the left, weight on his right leg, his left knee flexed, in Polykleitan pose, wearing a chlamys over his shoulders and holding a dramatic mask in his outstretched right hand and a lagobolon in his left, slight restoration, in modern ring hoop
1.9 cm. internal diam.
2ND CENTURY A.D.
Showing a standing nude satyr in profile to the left, weight on his right leg, his left knee flexed, in Polykleitan pose, wearing a chlamys over his shoulders and holding a dramatic mask in his outstretched right hand and a lagobolon in his left, slight restoration, in modern ring hoop
1.9 cm. internal diam.