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LOT 0014
Roman Sard Gemstone of Othryades the Fallen Warrior Writing on a Shield
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.50 grams, 14 mm).
With incuse scene on a baseline depicting a nude warrior resting on a baseline with his shield propped behind his back, one leg bent and one arm extended towards the convex shield of another warrior (visible as head and trunk), with a stylus in his hand in the act of inscribing the shield; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0014
Roman Sard Gemstone of Othryades the Fallen Warrior Writing on a Shield
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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