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A ROMAN GNOSTIC HEMATITE INTAGLIO. ANT AND HELIOS-HORUS-MIÔS SEATED ON A LION.
A ROMAN GNOSTIC HEMATITE INTAGLIO. ANT AND HELIOS-HORUS-MIÔS SEATED ON A LION.
2nd-3rd century A.D.
11x14x3,5 mm
On one side an ant; on the reverse, a character seated on a lion facing left. Probably the god Helios-Horus-Miôs frequently represented on gnostic gems riding a lion. Groundline. In the field, charakteres. Wear marks.
For a similar iconography see: MASTROCINQUE, les Intailles Magiques du département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, 2014, n°49-54.
Provenance: U.K. private collection