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LOT 0158

Late Roman Hematite Gnostic Gemstone

3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (6 grams, 27 mm).

Ellipsoid bifacial cloison with chamfered edge; obverse - horseman with spear pointing at a fallen enemy with legend 'ΝΩΜΟΛΟ'; reverse - retrograde legend 'ΠΤΘΕΟΛΓΙCΨ[..]'; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Acquired in 1994.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0158

Late Roman Hematite Gnostic Gemstone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900

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