A ROMAN GARNET RINGSTONE WITH APOLLO PLAYING THE KITHARA
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A ROMAN GARNET RINGSTONE WITH APOLLO PLAYING THE KITHARA

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN GARNET RINGSTONE WITH APOLLO PLAYING THE KITHARA
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
11/16 in. (1.8 cm.) long
來源
Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.
注意事項
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Claudio Corsi
Claudio Corsi Specialist, Head of Department

拍品專文

The god is shown seated on a high-backed chair, the kithara held on his lap, arm raised over his head. For a similar scene cf. M. Maaskant-Kleibrink, Catalogue of the Engraved Gems in the Royal Coin Cabinet The Hague, The Hague, 1978, p.146, pl. 50, no. 238.

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