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LOT 0685
Roman Carnelian Intaglio with Vulcan
1ST-CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.25 grams, 10 mm).
Depicting a nude blacksmith seated on a stool before a forge, hammer in his right hand, holding an object he is hammering with the other hand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, North Germany.
with Gorny & Mosch, 14 December 2005, no.238.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075379.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. an intaglio with a kneeling Hephaestus (late 4th-1st century B.C.) in brown and white agate at the Walters Art Museum, accession no.42462, for the type.
FootnotesProbably a Roman copy of Hellenistic subject. Some Roman ring intaglios were dedicated to Vulcan (Greek Hephaestus), god of the blacksmiths, artisans, and carpenters. Usually the god is represented standing or working in his forge, wearing a wide brimmed hat and a one-shouldered tunic, identifying him as a craftsman. In his right hand he holds a hammer over an anvil, and in his left a pair of long metalworking tongs. Sometimes he is naked, seated and working.
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LOT 0685
Roman Carnelian Intaglio with Vulcan
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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