Lot 291 | A LOT OF 2 AGATE INTAGLIOS. PORTRAIT OF AN EMPRESS AND A BUST OF HERMES.

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A LOT OF 2 AGATE INTAGLIOS. PORTRAIT OF AN EMPRESS AND A BUST OF HERMES.

A LOT OF 2 AGATE INTAGLIOS. PORTRAIT OF AN EMPRESS AND A BUST OF HERMES.

2nd - 3rd century A.D.

11x14x3 mm; 14x17,5x4 mm

The emperess is facing right, the hairstyle and portrait features are referable to Plautina. The god is facing left, his caduceus behing the shoulder. Wear marks on the surface of the stone.

Provenance: U.K. private collection