A LARGE ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. EROTIC SCENE WITH A SATYR AND A RAM.

A LARGE ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. EROTIC SCENE WITH A SATYR AND A RAM. 1st - 2nd century A.D.17 x 20 x 3 mm.A satyr with an erected phallus threatens to rape from behind a ram, holding its fur on its back and a ribbon which the animal holds in its mouth. Groundline. Large size. Fine execution. Great subject. Wear marks For a similar scene: J. Boardman, C. Wagner, Masterpieces in miniature. Engraved gems from Prehistory to the present, p. 181 n. 167. Provenance: From the collection of an European gentleman, acquired on the art market