ROMAN AMETHYST INTAGLIO – HOLDING HANDS

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ROMAN AMETHYST INTAGLIO – HOLDING HANDS

Period / Age: ca. 1st - 4th Century AD, Imperial Period

Provenance: ex-USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery; ex-Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 - 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 - 1966.

Dimensions:

Height: 1.1cm (0.45”)
Width: 1.8cm (0.7”)

A lovely deep purple ovoid amethyst intaglio incised with a scene of two hands grasping each other, surrounded by a border of vines on its flat face.

The motif forms a beautiful symbol of unity. When you hold someone’s hand, without saying a word, you are saying to that other person, “Hey, we’re together, we’re here to support each other. I care for you, and I want to see you grow.”
Most of all, holding someone else’s hand means, “We are stronger together than we are apart.

CONDITION: Very fine condition. A few chips.

ORIGIN: UK