Description
GNOSTIC INTAGLIO Roman art, 2nd century. Elliptical shape, representing on one side the demon-god Chnoubis (a lion-headed serpent) with a head crowned with a solar disk and provided with seven rays. The other side shows a monster with an eagle's head, a human body, and the double tail of a snake; it is armed with a whip and a shield. Numerous Greek letters surround the two figures. Very good preservation. 19 x 14 x 7 mm 3 000 / 5 000 € Provenance Formerly, J-Ph Mariaud de Serres collection, Paris, 1970s-1990s; private collection, Switzerland, acquired from Mr. M. de Serres in 2005. A roman gnostic amethyst intaglio engraved on both faces. One with the god Chnoubis, lion-headed snake with a radiated crown. The reverse, with a syncretic figure, eagle-headed, human body, double snake tail, armed with whip and shield. In the field on both sides, Greek letters. Beautiful conservation.
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GNOSTIC INTAGLIO Roman art, 2nd century. Elliptical shape, representing on one side the demon-god Chnoubis (a lion-headed serpent) with a head crowned with a solar disk and provided with seven rays. The other side shows a monster with an eagle's head, a human body, and the double tail of a snake; it is armed with a whip and a shield. Numerous Greek letters surround the two figures. Very good preservation. 19 x 14 x 7 mm 3 000 / 5 000 € Provenance Formerly, J-Ph Mariaud de Serres collection, Paris, 1970s-1990s; private collection, Switzerland, acquired from Mr. M. de Serres in 2005. A roman gnostic amethyst intaglio engraved on both faces. One with the god Chnoubis, lion-headed snake with a radiated crown. The reverse, with a syncretic figure, eagle-headed, human body, double snake tail, armed with whip and shield. In the field on both sides, Greek letters. Beautiful conservation.
