A roman rock crystal microsculpture. Fish.

1st-3rd century A.D.

L : 48 mm

The animal with flat back, elongated body, a short serrated tail, and engraved fin; a rounded eye, a slightly open-mouth with a little through hole. Colorless crystal, with internal inclusions and patina deposits on the surface. Wear marks. Probably a game-counter or an amulet.

Parallels : U. Pannuti, Catalogo della collezione glittica, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, vol. 1, p. 154 n. 283, 284, 285 ss.; British Museum database: inv. 1814,0704.1132 ss.

European private collection.

Estimate: GBP 500 - 1000