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A Hellenistic carnelian intaglio of horse set in an antique gold fob, circa 1st century BC

Carnelian and gold

Width of intaglio: 1.2 cm

£ 3,000.00

Greek, A Hellenistic carnelian intaglio of horse set in an antique gold fob, circa 1st century BC

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The oval gem engraved with a horse in profile, its head lowered to drink from a basin. Set in a fine antique gold fob.

Provenance

English private collection, mounted in the 19th century

Literature

For an impression of a gem with similar iconography see J. Boardman, D. Scarisbrick, C. Wagner, E. Zwierlein-Diehl, The Marlborough Gems, 2009, no. 526.

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