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LOT 1999
Post Classical Agate Cameo with a Helmeted Bust
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.53 grams, 19 mm).
Oval cameo with profile bust of a young warrior with curly, long hair wearing a helmet with a long neck guard. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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Bedouin Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Gemstone
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Post Classical Gemstone with Magical Inscription
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Oval variegated dark green intaglio featuring goddess Hekate represented triple-bodied and holding whips and branches, each head wearing a modius, inscription below and seven stars surrounding; the reverse with a magical inscription above a crescent moon and three stars. 7.92 grams, 34 mm
Acquired on the European art market.
Hekate was the goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy. She received her power over heaven, earth, and sea from her parents, the Titans Perses and Asteria.
