Large Post-Classical Eastern Bloodstone Gemstone with Three Busts

19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

1 3/8 in. (9.27 grams, 35 mm).

Three intaglio busts facing, comprising: left, youthful female with long neck and neatly bound hair, mantle to the shoulders; centre, facing bearded male with diadem topped by a quatrefoil; right, youthful male with short hair and neat beard; cut in the Roman style of the 3rd century A.D; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Private collection, England.

Footnotes

The three figures may represent Venus, Jupiter and Mars.

CONDITION

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LOT 1981