IMPERIAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.

Details

A ROMAN AMETHYST RINGSTONE WITH EROS
IMPERIAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
7⁄16 in. (1.1 cm.) long

Provenance

with Dr. Elie Borowski (1913-2003), Toronto and Jerusalem, acquired by 1989; thence by descent.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2011.

Literature

G.M. Bernheimer, Ancient Gems from the Borowski Collection, Ruhpolding, 2007, p. 94-95, no. R-20.

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Lot Essay

The convex oval stone is engraved with Eros aiming his bow. The god is nude, walking forward on a short groundline, with his wings raised behind him. The gem is mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting.

For the subject compare the carnelian ring stone, no. 212 in C. Wagner and J. Boardman, A Collection of Classical and Eastern Intaglios, Rings and Cameos.

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