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A LARGE GNOSTIC SEAL IN DARK RED JASPER, ROMAN, 3RD/4TH CENTURY AD

Reference: ART600941

A large Gnostic intaglio in dark red jasper showing a man riding a winged centaur below which is a prostrate man. Around the type is a Greek formulaic inscription along with two small magical/Aramaic symbols. The reverse has a six line inscription, the first four in Greek, the bottom two in magic symbols. The type seems to presage the 'Solomon' rider types often found on hematite gnostic seals.
51 by 29 mm.
Weight: 13.1 gr.