ROMAN GNOSTIC MAGICAL INTAGLIO OF A CHNOUBIS AND INSCRIPTION (IAW) IN SILVER RING

拍品描述

Ca. AD 50 - 200. A gnostic magical intaglio engraved with a coiled Chnoubis, the serpent with a leonine head, flanked by the inscription IAW, set in a possibly later silver ring with an oval bezel mount on a broad plain hoop of flat section. Size: D:18.95mm / US: 9 / UK: R 1/2; Weight: 6.8g Provenance: Private central London collection; previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000.

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