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A GREEK HELLENISTIC GARNET INTAGLIO. STANDING FEMALE FIGURE.
A GREEK HELLENISTIC GARNET INTAGLIO. STANDING FEMALE FIGURE.
3rd - 2nd century B.C.
13x22x3,5 mm
This elongated gem is very close to the socalled group known as "gems for the Masses". The female figure is standing, dressed in a tunic, and holding a scepter (or thyrsus?) in her right hand. Presence of globular elements. Groundline. Small chips on the edge. Wear marks.
D. Plantzos, Hellenistic Engraved Gems, n. 277-297.
Provenance: Formerly in the D.C. collection, London ; acquired by an international french collector from the above in the early 2000s.