GRECO-ROMAN, 1ST CENTURY B.C./ 1ST CENTURY A.D. OR LATER | INTAGLIO WITH HERAKLES WEARING THE SKIN OF THE NEMEAN LION

GRECO-ROMAN, 1ST CENTURY B.C./ 1ST CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
INTAGLIO WITH HERAKLES WEARING THE SKIN OF THE NEMEAN LION

signed: ΑΞΕΟΧΟΣ (Axeochos)
carnelian, within an 18th-century ring mount
intaglio: 14.1mm., 0.55in.
17.2mm., 0.68in.
ring size: Q 1/2

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Condition Report:
Overall the condition of the carnelian is good with dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. There is a whiteish residue to the surface which is due to the stone having been in a fire in history. There are minor surface abrasions consistent with age. There is a small percussion point to the right edge with an associated minor fissure. There is minor general wear to the 18th-century ring mount consistent with age, including minor abrasions.

Provenance:
Joseph Anton Gabaleon von Wackerbarth-Salmour (1685–1761);

Countess Francesca Cheroffini (1709–1778):

Private collection, United States of America