Roman Green Chalcedony Gemstone of Horse and Rider with a Snake

3RD CENTURY A.D.

3/8 in. (0.43 grams, 10 mm).

Plano-convex type with incuse image of a horseman on rearing steed, plunging a spear into a coiled serpent; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.

Footnotes

The image is a precursor of the later iconography of military saints killing the dragon.

CONDITION

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