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LOT 1015
Late Roman Haematite Four-Sided Amulet with FIgures
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.9 grams, 20 mm).
Pierced longitudinally, the first side with a figure standing below a large tree (the god Hop?), the second with a tree and three animals, the third with an altar with two birds and a dancing pair of figures below, the fourth side with a dog, symbols above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureFor a similar figure cf. Mastrocinque, A., Les intailles magiques du department des monnaies Médailles et Antiques, Paris, 2014, no.273.
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LOT 1015
Late Roman Haematite Four-Sided Amulet with FIgures
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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