LOT 145 A ROMAN CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO WITH A BILLY GOAT 罗马玉髓凹刻山...
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Roman 2nd-3rd cent. A.D. Brown-yellow, partly transparent chalcedony. W. 33/64 in; 1.3 cm
Almost round intaglio. The engraving depicts a billy goat with long horns, goatee, and shaggy fur ambling to left on a groundline. Goats were a highly popular motif for finger rings and gems in Roman times.
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Formerly Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 252, 25.-26.9.2007, lot 1592, Munich.
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