**Originally Listed At $300**

Western Europe, Neoclassical, ca. late 18th to 19th century CE. An ovoid glass intaglio with a bearded man in profile, probably the emperor Caracalla who reigned from 198 to 217 CE. A laurel wreath crowns his short hair above his heavy brow and creased forehead. His cropped beard frames his downturned lips. Caracalla is remembered as a brutal ruler, one of the worst tyrants of the Roman era, who massacred his own people and favored the military over all other aspects of Roman life. In the 18th century, French artists revived his memory to draw parallels between his tyranny and that of Louis XVI. Size: .56" L x .43" W (1.4 cm x 1.1 cm)

Provenance: ex- estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA acquired before 2000

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#158837

Small nicks to verso, otherwise intact and very good. The motif is very detailed.