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细节
A 19th century cornelian intaglio ring
carved as the head of the Medusa in profile to the left, with snaky locks, signed I.W.F., in gold ring mount with tapering hoop.
See plate 2
carved as the head of the Medusa in profile to the left, with snaky locks, signed I.W.F., in gold ring mount with tapering hoop.
See plate 2
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
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The style of the Medusa is after the Graeco-Roman gem known as the "Medusa Strozzi" by Salon, now in the collection of the British Museum, London. Gallery 22, case 3. no. 4, Cf. Walters, British Museum, no. 1829, also M. Henig, M. Whiting, D. Scarisbrick, Ancient and Modern Intaglios and Cameos in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1994. p.399, no.712.