Heliotrope intaglio with a cockerel and a hen
The oval stone carved with a cockerel and hen, the latter pecking at the groundline, plumage incised
Note
For related examples of scenes of cockerels and hens, sometimes with another object in the field, see Beazley Archive Gem Database, nos 904-907.
Period
Roman period, 2nd-3rd century A.D.
Private collection, Switzerland, prior to 2000
Frank Sternberg AG, Auktion XXX, Zürich, 28-29 October 2000, lot 1249
Private collection, Switzerland
Frank Sternberg AG, Auktion XXX, 28. und 29. Okt. 2000, Zürich, no. 1249
