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Red jasper intaglio with three faces. Roman 1st -2nd Cent. CE.Electronic Auction 540 Antiquities Sold For $ 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Red jasper intaglio with three faces. Roman 1st -2nd Cent. CE. (13 mm) An intaglio engraved with a gryllos of three heads of men, each facing different directions. The one in the center is the face of a young man, the two that flank the top and bottom of the gryllos both have beards. To the right, the head of a stylized elephant doubles as a cornucopia. In the trunk of the elephant, a staff. Superb. |
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