262 RARE AND ATTRACTIVE ROMAN ORANGE GLASS PASTE. VOTIVE EPHEBOS. Roman glass paste in intense orange shades. Votive Ephebos bust. The young man is in profile, towards the left, with a long hairdo, surrounded by a band, depicted holding an ear of wheat. Specimen in very good conditions, characterized by pronounced volumes, which are well realised. mm 14 x 12 x 3 1st century A.D. £ 1.000 1.500/2.000
263 ROMAN INTAGLIO IN CARNELIAN. OMPHALE WITH LION SKIN Roman intaglio in deep red carnelian. Omphale bust with lion skin, in profile, facing left. Characterized by deep and longilinea volumes. The subject is esteemed since ancient times. Chipped edges of the stone, on the opposite side of the character profile. References: Lucia Pirzio Biroli Stefanelli, La collezione Paoletti (vol.2), cast n.639 Tome I drawer 9 n. inv. MR 24656 (“Jole the Herakles wife”); n. 425 Tome III drawer 8, inv. MR 25902 (“Jole the Herakles wife”, from an intaglio in carnelian. Naples, National Archaeological Museum, Farnese collection, inv. 26066). mm 14 x 9 x 4 1st-2nd century A.D.
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ROMAN INTAGLIO IN CARNELIAN. APOTHEOSIS OF JUPITER. Roman carnelian intaglio. Apotheosis of Jupiter. The engraving is divided in two registers: two winged victories flank the bust of Zeus Serapis (modium on his head) with a wreath. At the bottom, an eagle spreads her wings as a sign of triumph. Interesting depiction, typical of the Imperial Age, well balanced. Light chipping in the field. Jeffrey Spier, Ancient gems and finger rings, Catalogue of the Collections. The J. Paul Getty Museum, p. 127, n 338. mm 15 x 11 x 4 1st – 2nd century A.D. £ 460 750/950 145