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A yellow jasper intaglio ring of a crocodile , 2nd Century B.C.
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The oval-shaped yellow jasper plaque finely engraved with a scene depicting a crocodile in profile, crawling amidst papyrus swamp land, with ripping water beneath it, Ptolemaic, circa 2nd Century BC....
The oval-shaped yellow jasper plaque finely engraved with a scene depicting a crocodile in profile, crawling amidst papyrus swamp land, with ripping water beneath it, Ptolemaic, circa 2nd Century BC. Ring size. Weight: 4.9 grams
Provenance
Private Collection, Europe, acquired by 1836.Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the owner who sold in Christie's sale.
Christie's Online Auction, 2 Jun - 16 Jun 2020, Masterpieces in Miniature: Ancient Engraved Gems formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection Part II, Lot 209
Literature
Cf. T. Cades, Descrizione di una Collezione di 8121 impronte in Stucca posseduta in Roma da Tommaso Cades, Incisore in gemme, cavate accuratamente dalle più celebre gemme incise conosciute che esistino nei principali Musei e Collezioni particolari di Europa, divisa in due parti..., vol. IV, Rome, 1836, no. Q. 32.Cf. Salomon Reinach, Pierres Gravees de la collection Marlborough et d'Orleans, Libraire de Firman-Didot et Cie 1895,
Publications
J. Boardman and C. Wagner, Masterpieces in Miniature: Engraved Gems from Prehistory to the Present, London, 2018, p. 215, no. 201.La Collezione Paoletti, stampi in vetro per impronte di intagli e cammei, Vol. I, Tomo I, Cassetto 1, no.55” un coccodrillo con varj emblem egizi. Vetro azzuro trasparente smerigliato: Inventario: MR29830 Originale: intaglio in corniola. Impronte: Raccolta 1802, no.10 Cades 51, IV Q, 32
