1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN CORNELIAN INTAGLIO WITH ROMULUS AND REMUS
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
With the crouching she-wolf, forelegs outstretched in front, her head turned to look at the twins Romulus and Remus who suckle beneath her, on thick goundline, in later ring setting
1.3 x 1 cm.; 1.7 cm. across inner hoop

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拍品專文

For similar scene, cf. Richter, Gems of the Romans, p. 21, no. 39; also compare Christie's London, Antique Gems, 3 July 1854, lot 148.

See illustration on page 57.