RJ2012
une bague creuse en or de haute carat, la lunette haute sertie d'une intaille en agate à inclusions blanches qui représente le dieu de la fertilité Priape, représenté de profil, avec un phallus dressé et tenant un long bâton.
Dans la mythologie grecque, Priape était un dieu de la fertilité, protecteur du bétail, des plantes fruitières, des jardins et des organes génitaux masculins. Priape est marqué par son érection permanente surdimensionnée, qui a donné naissance au terme médical priapisme. Il est devenu une figure populaire de l'art érotique romain et de la littérature latine et fait l'objet d'un recueil de vers souvent humoristiquement obscène appelé Priapeia.
Pour une comparaison des styles de bague : Patricia F. Davidson, Andrew Oliver, Jr. ; "Bijoux en or grecs et romains antiques au Brooklyn Museum" (Brooklyn, 1984)
Dimensions : taille de bague US 6 1/2 (UK=N, DE=17, CH=14, JP=13)
Condition : Il y a un petit éclat sur le bord inférieur de l'intaille qui n'enlève rien, sinon intact et en très bon état général.
Provenance : Collection privée du Texas, acquise auprès du commerce de Montréal, Canada au milieu des années 1980.
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