ЛОТ 228:
A large heliotrope roman gnostic intaglio. Anguipes with letters - Helios on a lion with letters.
|
|
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Продан за: £5 000
Стартовая цена:
£
2 000
Эстимейт :
£3 000 - £5 000
Комиссия аукционного дома: 26%
Далее
|
A large heliotrope roman gnostic intaglio. Anguipes with letters - Helios on a lion with letters.
2nd - 3rd century A.D.
23x29x5 mm
The first side of the stone shows a cock-headed Anguipes in frontal view, his head turned right. He wears a skirt, shield and whip. Around, greek letters, charakteres and inscriptions « ΙΑω - ΑΒΡΑωΑΞ - ΛΕΙΟ - ΡΒΙΟΙΒΟC»…. On the other side, Helios standing right on a lion, holding a whip in his right arm, and his left one upraised. Around, inscriptions « FΜΟΙ Ι Ι ΡΟF » On the edge of the stone, inscription « ΑΒΛΑΝΑΝΑΙΟ» Parallel: A. Mastrocinque, Sylloge Gemmarum Gnostocarum, P.1, 2003, p.296, n° 24
Provenance: english art market.
![](https://bidspirit-portal.global.ssl.fastly.net/common/images/system/pagePreLoader.gif)
![](https://bidspirit-portal.global.ssl.fastly.net/common/images/system/pagePreLoader.gif)