Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Goddesses

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

5/8 in. (1.02 grams, 17 mm).

Tabular type with incuse design of Fortuna standing with a cornucopia and rudder, goddess Victory before her holding tainia, the tips of her wings visible; edge chipped; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Literature

Cf. similar gemstone in Laing, J., Art and society in Roman Britain, Stroud, 2000, colour pl.6.

Footnotes

A group of carnelian intaglios found in the Snettisham Hoard, Norfolk, comprised subjects like Fortuna, Diana, Spes, a modius with corn, a bird and a dolphin, from the mid-2nd century A.D.

CONDITION

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