A CARNELIAN SCARABOID WITH AN ENGRAVED HIPPOCAMP, 4TH CENTURY BC OR LATER

Reference: ART600292

A carnelian scaraboid showing a Hippocamp to the right. A common subject from Hellenistic times onwards, such a device would be used as a personal seal, possibly meaning that the owner had some connection to the sea.
The style suggests a later period for the engraving as there is some wheel cutting, so we might be looking at a earlier plain scaraboid being worked in Roman times, not an uncommon occurrence.
4th century BC, engraving possibly 1st century AD.
Carnelian with inclusions.
17 by 14 mm.