LARGE ROMAN STONE MAGICAL INTAGLIO WITH DEITIES IN GOLD PEND…

Lot no. 868

Estimate: £3,000 - £6,000

Sale date : 11/30/2025 at 2:00 PM

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Archaeology and Antiquities Religious art

Description

LARGE ROMAN STONE MAGICAL INTAGLIO WITH DEITIES IN GOLD PENDANT. Ca. AD 100 - 300. A black stone magical intaglio engraved with Venus and Mercury standing confronted, a rooster below; the field encircled by a retrograde inscription. Set as a pendant in an oval gold mount with a ribbed cylindrical suspension loop. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 74.51.4299. Size: 40.9mm x 29mm; Weight: 15.11g Provenance: Private central London collection; previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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