Lot Essay
For similar intaglios cf, M. Henig et al, Classical Gems; Ancient and Modern Intaglios and Cameos in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Cambridge, 1994, p. 145, nos 293-294.
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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN AGATE CAMEO DEPICTING VENUS VICTRIX
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The oval stone with two layers, white over dark brown, with the standing figure of Venus Victrix, nude but for a mantle draped around her waist, leaning on a column, holding a plumed helmet in her right hand, and spear in her left, in front a shield
1½ in. (4.1 cm) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The oval stone with two layers, white over dark brown, with the standing figure of Venus Victrix, nude but for a mantle draped around her waist, leaning on a column, holding a plumed helmet in her right hand, and spear in her left, in front a shield
1½ in. (4.1 cm) high
Provenance
The Thétis Collection, Geneva, Switzerland; acquired prior to 1970.
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