An Intaglio by Christoph Dorsch Found in Kraśnicza Wola, near the District of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
An Intaglio by Christoph Dorsch Found in Kraśnicza Wola, near the District of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes an intaglio made of blue glass paste andset in a small, bronze ring. Found during an archaeological survey in Kraśnicza Wola, near the district of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, the object is now kept at the Museum of Ancient Masovian Metallurgy in Pruszków. It presents the bust of a woman to the left with long hair and dressed in a robe.In front of her, the letters CA•VX• are visible. There are two more letters behind the head, but only one is clearly visible: R(?)•I. The intaglio used to be considered an ancient work of art. However, after closer examination, it turns out that the gemis the work of the famous German engraver (Johann) Christoph Dorsch (1676––1732). The paper includes a discussion on the dubious antiquity of the object andthe identification of the person portrayed. The ring may testify to an aristocratic presence in Kraśnicza Wola much earlier than was previously thought. However,it is more probable that the ring was simply accidentally lost.

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