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THBRoman Banded Agate Intaglio Set in Silver Ring
Lot 28b
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Oct 21, 2021
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2021-10-21 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A lovely hand-carved banded agate intaglio featuring a right-facing archer. The nude figure is shown pulling back the string of a bow just prior to loosing an arrow at a waterfowl flying through the air and has a bushy beard to accentuate his masculine visage. The intaglio is set within the ovoid bezel of a silver ring that measures 82% to 86.5% purity, and the bifurcated shoulder bands coalesce below to form the narrow shank. A wearable and attractive example of fine jewelry! Size (ring): 0.8" W x 0.7" H (2 cm x 1.8 cm); (intaglio): 0.55" L x 0.375" W (1.4 cm x 1 cm); quality of silver: 82% to 86.5%; total weight: 2.1 grams; US ring size 3.5
Provenance: private East Coast collection, New York, USA; ex-East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#157748Wearable as shown and constucted in modern times. Agate intaglio is ancient, and silver ring is modern. Minor abrasions to intaglio surface and light encrustations within recessed ring areas, otherwise intact and very good. Great patina to silver ring and nice preservation to intaglio imagery.Condition
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