Lot Essay
Cf. Michel, Magische Gemmen, pp. 49-50 and 109-110, nos. 43, 122 and 123; and Bonner, Magical Amulets, pp. 263-264, nos. 64-65 for similar.
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2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A GRAECO-EGYPTIAN CORNELIAN DOUBLE INTAGLIO WITH HEAD OF MEDUSA
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Obv. with the frontal head of the Gorgon, her hair entwined with snakes, rev. the standing triple-headed figure of Hecate, the goddess with three pairs of arms, two brandishing daggers and one pair holding whips, standing on a base underneath which are incised the letters IAW (Iaô), in later swivel ring setting
1 x 0.9 cm.; 1.9 cm. across inner hoop
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Obv. with the frontal head of the Gorgon, her hair entwined with snakes, rev. the standing triple-headed figure of Hecate, the goddess with three pairs of arms, two brandishing daggers and one pair holding whips, standing on a base underneath which are incised the letters IAW (Iaô), in later swivel ring setting
1 x 0.9 cm.; 1.9 cm. across inner hoop
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