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RING 18 ct gold and set with an intaglio on cornelian figuring a satyr sitting on a rock v. the left, in his right hand in the background, a thyrse, in his left hand, a skull of ram. Very nice execution of the intaglio. TDD 61 (US 9,5); intaglio 14 x 18 mm; 9,52 grs Modern setting; owl head punch Intaglio: Roman art, 1st-2nd century Reference literature La collezione Paoletti, I, t. I, n°219 (l'emblema della Poesia Satirica) BOARDMAN, J., The Ionides Collection, n°36 A modern gold ring set with a Roman carnelian intaglio depicting a seated satyr facing left with thyrsus and a ram skull in his hands. Beautiful execution. 1st-2nd century A.D.
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RING 18 ct gold and set with an intaglio on cornelian figuring a satyr sitting on a rock v. the left, in his right hand in the background, a thyrse, in his left hand, a skull of ram. Very nice execution of the intaglio. TDD 61 (US 9,5); intaglio 14 x 18 mm; 9,52 grs Modern setting; owl head punch Intaglio: Roman art, 1st-2nd century Reference literature La collezione Paoletti, I, t. I, n°219 (l'emblema della Poesia Satirica) BOARDMAN, J., The Ionides Collection, n°36 A modern gold ring set with a Roman carnelian intaglio depicting a seated satyr facing left with thyrsus and a ram skull in his hands. Beautiful execution. 1st-2nd century A.D.
