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LOT 0196
Roman Jasper Gemstone of a Grazing Goat in Gold Ring
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.10 grams, 20.70 mm overall, 17.90 x 14.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
Intaglio of a bearded goat standing on its hind legs against a tree on which it browses; large fruits hanging from two of the boughs; from a third bough to the right of the tree hangs what may be a dead hare, or possibly another fruit; set into a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Private collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
Literature
Cf. similar intaglio in the National Museum of Wales, catalogue number; 81.79H/4.77.
Footnotes
A single transparent vein in the jasper running from top left to bottom right has been utilised by the engraver to emphasise the trunk of the tree.
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