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Auction 43

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237 ROMAN INTAGLIO IN CARNELIAN. EAGLE AND HARE. Roman carnelian intaglio. Eagle gutting hare. The rapacious, with opened wings, dominates the prey and voraciously it slices the entrails of the hare. mm 12 x 10 x 2 2nd century A.D. £ 320 380/420

238 ROMAN INTAGLIO IN CARNELIAN. SEA HORSE. Roman carnelian intaglio. Sea horse. The sea creature swims towards the left, with the tail rolled up in a spiral; on the back, a trident. Reference: Anna Rita Mandrioli Bizzarri, La collezione di gemme del museo archeologico di Bologna, intaglio n. 63 (inv. Gl. 143). mm 15 x 11 x 2 Late 1st century B.C. – 1st century A.D £ 420 500/600

239 ROMAN INTAGLIO IN CARNELIAN. EROS RIDING A SEA GOAT Roman carnelian intaglio. Eros riding a Sea Goat. Light chipping on the edge. Presence of globular elements, of Italic influence. mm 9 x 7 x 3 1st century B.C. £ 280 320/380

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