ROMAN INTAGLIO Late Hellenistic art, 2nd -... Lot 38

ROMAN INTAGLIO Late Hellenistic art, 2nd - 1st century BC Amethyst ; Dim_ 1,5 x 2 x 0,4 cm Provenance Former European collection, 1980s A LATE HELLENISTIC AMETHYST INTAGLIO. BUST OF A PRINCESS, 3RD - 2ND CENTURY B.C. 0,6 x 0,8 x 0,2 in. Dim. Female bust turned to the right. The hairstyle composed of long partially pulled back into a bun, while the rest of the hair is the rest of the hair in braids falls on the shoulders of the young shoulders. The head is crowned with a laurel wreath. This representation is to be compared with the portraits of Hellenistic princesses. Iron deposits due to the to the old mount.