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A ROMAN BLUE CHALCEDONY AMULET
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The large disc engraved with seven segments radiating around a central hub, perhaps representing the days of the week, in six compartments a figure of a standing deity, including Mars, Mercury and Diana, the seventh compartment with an image of a rayed sun, each image accompanied by subsidiary symbols, the central perforation with traces of the original iron attachment
1 3/4in. (4.45cm.) diameter
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The large disc engraved with seven segments radiating around a central hub, perhaps representing the days of the week, in six compartments a figure of a standing deity, including Mars, Mercury and Diana, the seventh compartment with an image of a rayed sun, each image accompanied by subsidiary symbols, the central perforation with traces of the original iron attachment
1 3/4in. (4.45cm.) diameter