Jewellery - 23rd January 2020
Lot 1416
A Roman agate intaglio depicting Faustulus discovering the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £4000
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Description
A Roman agate intaglio depicting Faustulus discovering the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, c1st century BC, the figures depicted below a fruiting vine and with a bird perched on the wolf's back, in a 19th century Archaeological Revival gold ring, the intaglio 1.4cm high, ring size M 1/2