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.

CONDITION

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