Roman Red Jasper Gemstone with Gryllos

2ND CENTURY A.D.

3/8 in. (0.34 grams, 11 mm).

Oval in shape; the main subject of the gryllos a youth wearing a horse-head topped helmet, the body a ram's head holding an ear of corn in its mouth, the legs and tail that of a cockerel.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

Footnotes

According to Plutarch, grylloi had apotropaic properties to ward off the evil eye.

CONDITION

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LOT 0197