A roman black jasper magical intaglio. Hecate.

2nd - 3rd century A.D.

16 x 16 x 4 mm

The lentoid shaped intaglio is engraved with the figure of the three-headed goddess Hecate. Her arms rising in a gesture of praying or putting a spell on. Groundline. Slightly butn stone. Wear marks. Traces of the iron setting on the backside.

U.K. private collection

Estimate: GBP 450 - 600