RJ2115
椭圆形黑玛瑙凹版上雕刻着狼獾(即人与动物部位的复合体),描绘了一个男人的上半身与一只狼的上半身融合在一起的场景。
Grylloi 源自意大利语grillo (“怪物”)和拉丁语gryllus (“漫画”),是古罗马人喜爱的题材。据说艺术家们喜欢用各种部位组合来创造这些奇妙的生物,尽管某些组合似乎比其他组合更受欢迎。尽管毫无疑问,Grylloi 对罗马人来说非常有趣,但它也有更严肃的用途;人们认为它们是护身符,可以抵御邪恶之眼。据说它们的奇异性可以“吸引邪恶之眼,从而减轻其对受害者的伤害。”
有关示例,请参阅大都会艺术博物馆收藏的希腊和罗马艺术中的编号 41.160.655。
参考文献:Richter,Gisela MA,《雕刻宝石目录:希腊、伊特鲁里亚、罗马》,纽约:大都会艺术博物馆 (1956),第 114 页。
尺寸:美国戒指尺寸 9(英国=R 3/4、德国=19、日本=18)
状况:凹版印刷表面有一小块碎片,其余状况非常好,镶嵌在现代 18k 金戒指上。
来源:纽约私人收藏,从贸易中购得,之前为英国私人收藏。
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