ANCIENT JEWELLERY & SEAL RINGS HAMMER AUCTION | Apr 21, 2026
Lot 344
AN AMULET OF A BEE, ROMAN, 1ST/2ND CENTURY AD AN AMULET OF A BEE, ROMAN, 1ST/2ND CENTURY AD AN AMULET OF A BEE, ROMAN, 1ST/2ND CENTURY AD AN AMULET OF A BEE, ROMAN, 1ST/2ND CENTURY AD

Lot 344 AN AMULET OF A BEE, ROMAN, 1ST/2ND CENTURY AD

Reference: ART600950

An amulet of a bee made from a variegated crystalline limestone. This finely carved amulet of a bee might well have been made for wearing as the wings close above the body allowing for a hole for suspension. The bee was a popular subject in antiquity as it represents hard work, fecundity and selflessness.
34 by 10 by 22 mm.
Weight: 8.7 gr.

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