Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 86 - Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry sessione unica
mercoledì 9 dicembre 2020 ore 14:00 (UTC +01:00)
A roman black jasper magical intaglio. Hecate.
A roman black jasper magical intaglio. Hecate.
2nd - 3rd century A.D.
16 x 16 x 4 mm
The lentoid shaped intaglio is engraved with the figure of the three-headed goddess Hecate.
Her arms rising in a gesture of praying or putting a spell on. Groundline. Slightly butn stone. Wear marks. Traces of the iron setting on the backside.
U.K. private collection