intaglio

Moonstone intaglio representing an 'Annunciation', 1531 AD - 1535 AD © Museum of London Part of the Cheapside Hoard.

Oval gem with the head of Sirius (the Dog Star). Roman, Republican or Early Imperial Period, 1st century B.C. Garnet, 2.1 x 1.5 cm (13/16 x 9/16 in.). 27.734. Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912. © 2013 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Strongly convex intaglio in gold setting with ring. Sirius. Head and shoulders of a dog frontal. Around the body, a collar inscribed with artist's signature in Greek ["Gaios epoiei"].  Provenance: By date unknown in the 18th century: Lord Chesterfield Collection;... [Lire la suite]

Intaglio: Methe, goddess of drunkenness, Egypt, Aulus workshop, 1st century BC. Chalcedony, 2.2 x 1.7 cm

Gold ring with carnelian intaglio: winged Nemesis. Imperial Period. 1st–early 3rd century A.D. Roman, Cypriot. Carnelian, gold. 74.51.4234. The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76. © 2000–2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

22 karat gold modern setting ring with an ancient oval agate intaglio of a standing warrior holding an animal behind him as the central setting. 500 B.C.

Ring with intaglio portrait of Emperor Tiberius, 14–37 a.d.; Early Imperial. Roman. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Purchase, The Bothmer Purchase Fund and Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1994 (1994.230.7) © 2000–2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Roman gold and jasper intaglio ring. Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.  Photo Bonhams The oval gem carved with a bearded profile head of a god, probably Zeus Serapis, wearing a headdress, set in a hollow gold ring, finger size 'V', intaglio 13mm long, Sold for £1,250 Provenance: UK private collection, acquired in Toronto, Canada in the 1970s Bonhams. Antiquities, 25 Apr 2012. London, New Bond Street www.bonhams.com

An emerald intaglio ring, Goudgnavi. photo Bonhams carved emerald intaglio depicting a lion with a claw hand motif shank; signed Goudgnavi; mounted in eighteen karat gold; size: 10 1/2 - Sold for $2,745 A garnet intaglio ring. photo Bonhams featuring a carved garnet intaglio depicting the profile of a male bust; mounted in fourteen karat gold; size: 7 - Sold for $2,440 Bonhams. Salon Jewelry, 16 Jun 2010. New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco www.bonhams.com

Lotus. Fu Nan period, 7th–8th century. Go Xoai site, Duc Hoa District, Long An Province. Gold foil. Long An Museum, BT87-M1-V-2. (Kaz Tsuruta, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco) © Kaz Tsuruta, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Ekamukhalinga, Fu Nan period, 6th century. Oc Eo site, My Lam Village, An Giang Province. Stone. Museum of Vietnamese History, Ho Chi Minh City, BTLS 5532 © Kaz Tsuruta, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Three Elephants Fu Nan period, 7th–8th century. Go Xoai site, Duc Hoa District, Long An... [Lire la suite]

A 19th century cornelian intaglio ring The oval cornelian plaque carved to depict Cupid with bow and arrows, to a reeded and fluted mount, intaglio signed BROWN, length 3.0cm., ring size N. Sold for £1,920 Bonhams. Jewellery, 8 Apr 2009. Knightsbridge www.bonhams.com (Copyright © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd., Images and Text All Rights Reserved)