拍品 96
96
A ROMAN BLUE GLASS CAMEO WITH GREEK SIGNATURE OF SOSTRATOS
These lots have been imported from outside the EU … 顯示更多
A ROMAN BLUE GLASS CAMEO WITH GREEK SIGNATURE OF SOSTRATOS

CIRCA LAST QUARTER OF THE 1ST CENTURY B.C.

細節
A ROMAN BLUE GLASS CAMEO WITH GREEK SIGNATURE OF SOSTRATOS

CIRCA LAST QUARTER OF THE 1ST CENTURY B.C.
31 mm. wide
來源
G. Sangiorgi collection (1886-1965), Rome.
Private collection, Monaco, 1970s; thence by descent.
注意事項
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

榮譽呈獻

Beatrice Campi
Beatrice Campi
+44 (0)20 3219 6159

拍品專文

PUBLISHED:
G. Sangiorgi, 'Nuovi Acquisti Della Mia Collezione Di Pietre Incise,' in Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Römische Abteilung 48, 1933, pp. 290-294, pl. 49,3.

This cameo depicts Aphrodite embracing her lover Adonis surrounded by a winged Eros, an attendant and his dog. At the top of the scene is clearly visible the signature of Sostratos (CΩCTPATOY), one of the most celebrated gem engravers of the Augustan period.
For another example, cf. M.-L. Vollenweider, Die Steinschneidekunst und ihre Künstler in spätrepublikanischer Zeit, Baden-Baden, 1966, no. 33, note 46.

更多來自 古代文物

查看全部
查看全部