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Roman Gnostic Lapis Lazuli Gemstone with Four-Winged Abraxas Roman Gnostic Lapis Lazuli Gemstone with Four-Winged Abraxas Roman Gnostic Lapis Lazuli Gemstone with Four-Winged Abraxas Roman Gnostic Lapis Lazuli Gemstone with Four-Winged Abraxas Roman Gnostic Lapis Lazuli Gemstone with Four-Winged Abraxas Roman Gnostic Lapis Lazuli Gemstone with Four-Winged Abraxas
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LOT 1007

Roman Gnostic Lapis Lazuli Gemstone with Four-Winged Abraxas

CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.

3/8 in. (0.21 grams, 9 mm).

Ellipsoid type with intaglio anguiped with four lateral splayed wings; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Literature

Cf. a similar gemstone in Bonner, C., 'Amulets Chiefly in the British Museum,' in Hesperia 20, 1951, pp.301-345, no 41 (BM inv.no.G 15 EA 56015)

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LOT 1007

Roman Gnostic Lapis Lazuli Gemstone with Four-Winged Abraxas

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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