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THB22K Gold Ring w/ Roman Nicolo Intaglio of Fortuna
Lot 25
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A beautiful intaglio of an ovoid form, hand-carved from delicate blue-and-white nicolo stone and set inside the bezel of a modern 22K gold ring. The top of the intaglio bears an incised depiction of Fortuna (Greek Tyche), the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck. She dons a draped chiton that flows from her shoulders as well as her signature modius atop her head, holds a sheath of wheat in one hand, and grasps the horn of plenty in her other hand. The gold ring has a circular shank and a thick body atop which the bezel is situated. Size (intaglio): 0.4" L x 0.375" W (1 cm x 1 cm); (ring): 0.75" W x 1" H (1.9 cm x 2.5 cm); quality of gold: 22K; total weight: 7.7 grams; US ring size 6.
Fortuna was one of the most beloved deities worshipped in a domestic context, and she is often depicted - as she is here - with the modius, a sign of her wealth that is said to bring about increases in personal prosperity and luck. Wealthy Roman citizens would have worn a ring like this example when participating in games of chance, in heated negotiations, or in romantic encounters.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Khan Family collection, New Jersey, USA, acquired in 1997
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#142702Wearable as shown. Nicolo stone intaglio is ancient, and gold ring is modern. Very light abrasions to stone intaglio, otherwise intact and very good. Iconography still visible on intaglio.Condition
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