A SCARABOID WITH JUGATE HEADS OF HERACLES AND APOLLO, 4TH-5TH CENTURY AD A SCARABOID WITH JUGATE HEADS OF HERACLES AND APOLLO, 4TH-5TH CENTURY AD A SCARABOID WITH JUGATE HEADS OF HERACLES AND APOLLO, 4TH-5TH CENTURY AD A SCARABOID WITH JUGATE HEADS OF HERACLES AND APOLLO, 4TH-5TH CENTURY AD A SCARABOID WITH JUGATE HEADS OF HERACLES AND APOLLO, 4TH-5TH CENTURY AD

A SCARABOID WITH JUGATE HEADS OF HERACLES AND APOLLO, 4TH-5TH CENTURY AD

Reference: ART600717

A variegated stone scaraboid with the heads Heracles and Apollo facing right. The gods Heracles and Apollo, while half brothers, were often at odds with each other, therefore their appearance on the seal suggest their connection of the owner to the Macedonian dynasty. This type of stone was popular at the time as attested by the famous scaraboid of Perseus from the Sangiorgi collection. The back is plain save for a central ridge. Variegated hard dark red stone. Hellenistic Greek. 21 by 16 mm.

PROVENANCE
Ex-European private collection acquired before 1970