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Lansky Auction 3  5 Jan 2021
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Lot 136

Starting price: 2000 EUR
Price realized: 3200 EUR
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A Roman cornelian intaglio with a portrait of Isis-Fortuna. 3rd century AD. 25mm. Formerly broken. From a private collection; former Arthur Forgeais (1822-1878) collection

Isis-Fortuna was the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck in Roman religion. Often depicted with the Rota Fortunae (wheel of fortune), a gubernaculum (ship's rudder) or a cornucopia (horn of plenty), she represents life's capriciousness.
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