Phoenician Ring Gem Agate Intaglio with fish/inscriptions (ca 3rd c. BC).Rarest!

Description

Ancient Ring Gem
Agate
Intaglio decarated with a fish
and double inscription in Phoenician
(
ca 3rd cent
.
B.C.
).
A unique piece of art with historical importance!
This is an ancient Roman period intaglio, dating to the ca 3rd century B.C.
The intaglio is
carved
with an image
of a fish, flanked by a double inscription in Phoenician language.
Such an intaglio would have originally been set into a signet ring
.
The intaglio would have acted as a private signature, used to seal wax on letters and transactions.
OBJECT:
Intaglio
CULTURE:
Roman
DATE:
ca. 3rd century B.C.
MATERIAL: Black onyx
SIZE:
12
mm
WEIGHT:
0.87
grams
PROVENANCE:
Property of a Bristol collector; formerly part of his father's collection formed between 1960-late 1970s.
;
thence by descent
and purchased from Timeline Auctions, London.
A nice piece, with historical importance, acquired in a European auction.
Please check well photos for condition!
No reserve, no returns!
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