Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection Including Bust of Caracalla

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1/8 - 5/8 in. (4.5 grams total, 8-16 mm).

Including profile bust of Caracalla, erotes, an eagle, goddess Athena, a female bust, and other types; each supplied with an impression. [10, No Reserve]

Provenance

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

Literature

See a similar style of gemstone with Athena in Provincia di Venezia, Piccolo mondo antico, la collezione glittica torcellana (Small Ancient World, the glyptic collection from Torcello, in Italian), Venezia, 2014, p.10.

CONDITION

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LOT 1223