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LOT 1409
Neoclassical Gemstone Plaque
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (21.6 grams, 43 mm).
A banded agate intaglio engraved with an ancient Assyrian(?) style figural scene showing a man with sword in hand battling a sphinx-like mythical winged creature with the head of a woman and body of a lion, swollen teats lining the creature's belly; pair of drilled holes for suspension; chipped.
Provenance
Property of a North London gentleman.
Footnotes
Likely an allusion to ancient tales of the monstrous and treacherous sphinx attacking the hero.
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