Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 86 - Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry sessione unica
Wednesday 9 December 2020 hours 14:00 (UTC +01:00)
A roman chalcedony magical intaglio. Inscriptions.
A roman chalcedony magical intaglio. Inscriptions.
2nd - 3rd century A.D.
8 x 11 x 2 mm
Oval-shaped stone. Inside a circle, 3 lines inscribed :
ANAZAPB
OYEDOΞOY
MHTPOΠ
Slight wear marks. Rare.
Parallels: Mastrocinque, Attilio. Sylloge Gemmarum gnosticarum, p.I, pp.421-448
U.K., private collection 70's, in the same family since then.