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LOT 0146
Late Roman Gnostic Carnelian Gemstone
4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.92 grams, 22 mm).
Bifacial ellipsoid insert with lip to one face; obverse depicting a kilted figure with avian head and with wings on his head, shoulders and hips holding symbols and flanked by a scorpion, scarab, serpent and other items; reverse with lion-headed serpent, surrounding enigmatic legend 'XAYMNOMNABMXMXIM'; supplied with a museum-quality impression of each face.
Provenance
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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