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LOT 0100
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]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar gemstone in Laing, J., Art and society in Roman Britain, Stroud, 2000, colour pl.6.
FootnotesA 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.
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LOT 0100
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Goddesses
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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