A carnelian intaglio of a female bust, probably Roman, Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Depicting a woman - Psyche? - in profile to the left, her hair drawn back into a low chignon and bound with fillets, an insect in the field, possibly a butterfly denoting Psyche, ring size P, length 14mm, width 8mm
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A private UK single-owner collection formed in the mid 20th century
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Depicting a woman - Psyche? - in profile to the left, her hair drawn back into a low chignon and bound with fillets, an insect in the field, possibly a butterfly denoting Psyche, ring size P, length 14mm, width 8mm
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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