nineteenth century Carnelian intaglio mounted... Lot 42

nineteenth century Carnelian intaglio mounted on a modern gold ring. Fauna and Bacchante. The group represents a faun holding a naked bacchante with his right arm. The woman's bust is turned backwards, her left arm joins the faun's face. At their feet, various attributes such as a pan flute, a stick, a thyrse and a shield. Scene inspired by a fresco kept in the Archaeological Museum of Naples, coming from Ercolano. See the engraving by Flippo Morghen, Fauno e bacchante, 1757, Le pitture Antiche d'Ercolano, vol. I pl. XV, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Dim_ 1,7 x 2,0 cm Weight: 27.6 g 18k gold setting. Eagle head punch Old inventory tag with number 53 A 19th Century carnelian intaglio depicting a Faune and a Bacchante, mounted on a modern 18K gold ring The group represents a faun holding a naked bacchante in his right arm. The woman's bust is flipped backwards, her left arm joining the face of the faune. At their feet, various attributes; pan flute, stick, tyrse and shield. Scene inspired by a fresco preserved in the Archaeological Museum of Naples, from Ercolano. See the engraving by Flippo Morghen, Fauno e bacchante, 1757, Le pitture Antiche by Ercolano, vol. I pl. XV (1), Paris, National Library of France. Dim_ 1.7 x 2.0 cm Weight: 27.6 g 18K gold setting. Hallmark eagle head. Old inventory tag with number 53