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Lotto 323 | A "magical eye" agate intaglio. Two figures with attributes. <br><br>18th century.

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A "magical eye" agate intaglio. Two figures with attributes. <br><br>18th century.

A "magical eye" agate intaglio. Two figures with attributes.

18th century.

In the foreground, a naked female figure holding a scepter with snakes and a fluttering cloak; in the background, a naked, helmeted male figure advances with a spear. The male character wears military shoes (Mars?). Groundline. Allegorical scene, engraved in the center of an attractive magic eye on two-layered agate.

Diam. 20 mm circa x 6 mm.