Lot Essay
For similar, cf. M. Henig, M. Whiting and D. Scarisbrick, Classical Gems, Ancient and Modern Intaglios and Cameos in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 1994, p. 88, no. 157.
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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A ROMAN BANDED AGATE INTAGLIO WITH HIPPOCAMP
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
The hippocamp swimming in profile, his long body ending in long coiled tail, mane flowing behind, in later ring setting
1.9 x 0.8 cm.; 1.7 cm. across inner hoop
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
The hippocamp swimming in profile, his long body ending in long coiled tail, mane flowing behind, in later ring setting
1.9 x 0.8 cm.; 1.7 cm. across inner hoop
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