A Roman carnelian intaglio of Venus riding a Hippocamp,, Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
The nude female goddess holding her drapery aloft and looking back at a Triton, holding a trident, another male attendant in front of the hippocamp blowing a horn and carrying another, the sea waves depicted below, set in a 19th century gold ring set with opals and rubies, ring size L, length 16mm, width 11mm
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A private UK single-owner collection formed in the mid 20th century
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The nude female goddess holding her drapery aloft and looking back at a Triton, holding a trident, another male attendant in front of the hippocamp blowing a horn and carrying another, the sea waves depicted below, set in a 19th century gold ring set with opals and rubies, ring size L, length 16mm, width 11mm
Provenance:
A private UK single-owner collection formed in the mid 20th century
This lot is to be sold without reserve
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