A late hellenistic two-faced glass intaglio. Eros with stag & Eros with a dog.

2nd-1st century B.C.

20 x 32 x 11 mm

This rare oval shaped glass intaglio presents a scene on each face. On one face, the scene is rendered horizontally with an Eros walking on the left and a stag looking toward him. On the other one, the scene is treated vertically, with Eros and his dog turned on the left. Ground line. The pendant is drilled lenghtwise, with bronze traces inside. Nice iridescent patina.

U.K. private collection, London.

Estimate: GBP 2000 - 4000