Lot Essay
Cf. Richter, Gems of the Romans, p. 51, nos. 226-227 for similar.
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1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN CORNELIAN INTAGLIO WITH THETIS RIDING A TRITON
1ST CENTURY A.D.
Showing Thetis holding a shield with the device of a Medusa head (intended for her son Achilles), depicted nude save for a mantle around her knees and seated on the back of a triton, an eros holding a dolphin to the right and the upper part of another eros below with other symbols, in 19th Century ring setting
1.3 x 1 cm.; 1.8 cm. across inner hoop
1ST CENTURY A.D.
Showing Thetis holding a shield with the device of a Medusa head (intended for her son Achilles), depicted nude save for a mantle around her knees and seated on the back of a triton, an eros holding a dolphin to the right and the upper part of another eros below with other symbols, in 19th Century ring setting
1.3 x 1 cm.; 1.8 cm. across inner hoop
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