Lotto 60 | An italic banded agate intaglio. Warship. 2nd century B.C.

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An italic banded agate intaglio. Warship. 2nd century B.C.

An italic banded agate intaglio. Warship.

2nd century B.C.

A trireme sailing right, on top two latin letters « SA » preceded by a globe. On the left of the ship the latin number « III ». The inverted direction of the letters suggests that the intaglio was used as a seal. With naval military symbolic. Use of globular elements. 

9x13x2 mm