Roman Gnostic Haematite Bifacial Gemstone with Uterus and Inscription

CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.

5/8 in. (1.25 grams, 15 mm).

Dscoid in plan with enigmatic legend to obverse 'ΟΡωΡΙΟΥΘ', reverse with incised schematic uterus(?) and tendrils.

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market, from a collection formed in the 1990s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

CONDITION

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LOT 0892