CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
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SIXTEEN ROMAN COLOURED GLASS INTAGLIOS
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Comprising: amber, head of an old and young Silenus with syrinx below; amber, satyr treading grapes; purple, Asklepios; amber, cock with wreath in its beak, and a hen; banded black, Troy with Hector being dragged around the walls; banded blue, winged Victory with shield; green, two putti riding fabulous beast with conjoined horses' bodies; amber, animal combination; amber, lion; banded deep purple, animal combination of goat, horse and ram heads; amber, Eros riding a goat; banded amber, stooping male figure within notched border; pale yellow, male figure holding scales; purple, eagle alighting on a palm; purple, Venus Victorix with shield, spear and helmet; opaque black, bust of female in profile, all mounted in plain metal rings
Intaglios 0.5 to 2 cm. long (16)
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Comprising: amber, head of an old and young Silenus with syrinx below; amber, satyr treading grapes; purple, Asklepios; amber, cock with wreath in its beak, and a hen; banded black, Troy with Hector being dragged around the walls; banded blue, winged Victory with shield; green, two putti riding fabulous beast with conjoined horses' bodies; amber, animal combination; amber, lion; banded deep purple, animal combination of goat, horse and ram heads; amber, Eros riding a goat; banded amber, stooping male figure within notched border; pale yellow, male figure holding scales; purple, eagle alighting on a palm; purple, Venus Victorix with shield, spear and helmet; opaque black, bust of female in profile, all mounted in plain metal rings
Intaglios 0.5 to 2 cm. long (16)
Provenance
Items one-nine: 13 December 1977, lot 72; 7 July 1994, lot 214.
Items ten-fifteen: 13 December 1977, lot 74; 7 July 1994, lot 215.
Items ten-fifteen: 13 December 1977, lot 74; 7 July 1994, lot 215.