Lot Essay
For similar cf. Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae, Zurich, 1988, vol. IV/II, p. 377, no. 309.
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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN BLOODSTONE INTAGLIO
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
With facing draped busts of Selene, with crescent moon on bound hair, a torch over her shoulder, and Helios, wearing radiant crown and holding a whip
5/8 in. (1.6 cm.) long
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
With facing draped busts of Selene, with crescent moon on bound hair, a torch over her shoulder, and Helios, wearing radiant crown and holding a whip
5/8 in. (1.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970) collection, Solothurn, thence by descent to the present owner.
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