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Lot 290 - Auction 43

Roman intaglio in carnelian. Infant Herakles strangling snakes.
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Roman intaglio in carnelian. Infant Herakles strangling snakes.

Roman carnelian intaglio. Infant Herakles strangling snakes. Base line. The theme is the symbol of invincible power and virtue, widespread in ancient time. An extraordinary comparison is the famous marble sculpture, of Imperial Age, depicting “Infant Herakles strangling snakes” (Rome, Capitolini Museum). Comparisons: several Greek coin reverses (as silver stater, coined in Thebes, 425-395 B.C.; emidrachma coined in Thebes in ca. 395 B.C; stater coined in Crotone, 400-325 B.C.; tetradrachma coined in Samos, 400-385 B.C.) and in Provincial Roman coin production (Caracalla-Tracia; Geta-Tracia). mm 12x10x3
1st-2nd century A.D.
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