Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
A "Graeco-Egyptian" Black Steatite Magical Amulet, circa 3rd Century A.D.
No reserve
Lot Closed
July 7, 03:52 PM GMT
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A "Graeco-Egyptian" Black Steatite Magical Amulet
circa 3rd Century A.D.
engraved in front within an Ouroboros with a radiate nude male figure (Helios?) facing left, holding his right hand to his mouth and holding a whip in his left hand, four magical characters in the field, a scorpion in the exergue, and on the back with two lines of Greek inscription reading EYTUX/EI flanked by three circles.
3.2 by 2.8 cm.
Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Étienne Ader, April 20th-22nd, 1964, no. 182
Bertrand Thierry de Crussol des Epesse (1952-) (Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Binoche et Giquello, April 2nd, 2014, no. 135, illus.)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale