Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
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Friday 7 July 2023 hours 12:30 (UTC +00:00)
A ROMAN MAGICAL BLOODSTONE INTAGLIO. HARPOKRATES AND HELIOS.
A ROMAN MAGICAL BLOODSTONE INTAGLIO. HARPOKRATES AND HELIOS.
2nd - 3rd century A.D
12x15x3 mm
On one side, the god is seated on a stylized lotus flower and facing right, encrowned and holding a whip in his right hand. Groundline. On the reverse, portrait of Helios facing left.
Provenance: The Gustave Mustaki collection, exported from Egypt under licence c.1950 and gifted to Elsa MacLellan, his daughter, thence by descent.