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CIVILIZATION | Roman |
PERIOD | Roman |
DATE | circa 1st Century A.D. |
MATERIAL | Chalcedony |
MOUNTED | No |
Flat oval chalcedony gem engraved with a draped Isis-Fortuna depicted standing facing left, wearing the Atef-crown, holding a cornucopia in her left hand, wheat ear and poppy head in her right hand, elongated wheat ear to right, rudder at her feet, on a groundline. Said to be excavated at Pompeii.
ex. H.J. Budd Collection, acquired through United Charities of Chicago in 1913.
Formerly in the Holly Collection, USA.
A copy of the provenance document will be given to the buyer.
cf. Walters, H.B.; Catalogue of Engraved Gems and Cameos in the British Museum, no. 1753, for a parallel.
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CATEGORY | Roman |
PERIOD | Roman |
DATE | circa 1st Century A.D. |
MATERIAL | |
MOUNTED | No |