Lot 103

A collection of antique hard stone and other seal matrices




Auction: 9 March 2021 at 10:00 GMT
£1,125
Description
to include; an oval purple glass matrix with head of Pericles wearing a helmet, titled in Greek; a large green glass example, possibly Venus standing with basket of fruit on her head and a wreath in her hand; a rounded rectangular matrix with Hercules holding a club and a female figure; a similarly shaped matrix of three standing females; two green glazed ceramic scarab beetle seals; a banded agate matrix of two figures on a galloping horse; an oval amethyst of a winged Griffin, paw on shield; three very small pietra dura tesserae, classic motifs
Dimensions
Heights: 4.2cm to 1cm
Footnote
Provenance: From a private Scottish collector, by descent.



