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A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. DIOMEDES WITH PALLADIUM.
A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. DIOMEDES WITH PALLADIUM.
1st-2nd century A.D.
16x18x6 mm
The seated hero is facing left, holding with his right hand the palladium. Groundline.Wear marks and traces of the iron mounting.
For a similar iconography see: MORET, J.M., Les pierres gravées antiques représentant le rapt du Palladion, 1997
Provenance: U.K. private collection