Description:

Northern Europe, Neoclassical period, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. A handsome dark yellow glass intaglio featuring a fierce bull ready to charge, its head down, its front legs pawing at the earth. The powerful depiction immediately calls to mind the Roman worship of bulls. The Neoclassical period saw immense northern European interest in the Classical world, in part inspired by the budding science of archaeology. Artists looked to the deep past for inspiration, but brought an imaginative sensibility to their depictions of it. This intaglio is wrapped in a hard, thin, black leather strip. Size: 1.45" W x 1.1" H (3.7 cm x 2.8 cm)

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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  • Condition: Very light scratching on surface commensurate with age. Leather strap is slightly undone on one side.

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