Lot 212

MASTERPIECES IN MINIATURE, PART II: ANCIENT ENGRAVED GEMS FORMERLY IN THE G. SANGIORGI COLLECTION

AN ITALIC BANDED AGATE RINGSTONE WITH A WARRIOR

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.

Name: AN ITALIC BANDED AGATE RINGSTONE WITH A WARRIOR
Brand: CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.
Price: 17000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 21,250

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USD 6,000 - USD 8,000

Closed: 16 Jun 2020

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AN ITALIC BANDED AGATE RINGSTONE WITH A WARRIOR

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.

Price Realised USD 21,250

Closed: 16 Jun 2020

Price Realised USD 21,250

Closed: 16 Jun 2020

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³⁄₄ in. (1.9 cm.) long

Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.

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Lot Essay

The flat oval stone is engraved with a nude warrior, depicted frontally, standing on a short groundline. His head is turned in profile, and he holds a spear and a short sword in his lowered hand, with a mantle draped over the arm. His other arm is positioned over his head, his fingers touching the tip of the spear. The gem is mounted as a ring in a 19th century gold setting.
In Sangiorgi’s notes, he connected the pose of the warrior with that of the Greek sculptural type of the wounded Amazon from the late 5th century B.C., who likewise rests an arm across the top of her head (see nos. 389 and 390 in A. Stewart, ). The gem more closely recalls the Apollo Lykeios by Praxiteles from the 4th century B.C. (fig. 17 in M. Bieber, ).