A roman red jasper intaglio. Gryllos. The hybrid composition is made of a boar head joined to a human face in profile and a lion head. Unusual and interesting combination, engraved with artistry, showing a remarkable imagination. Magic-apotropaical intaglio. 1st-2nd century A.D. For comparisons: G.M.A. Richter, Catalogue of engraved gems. Greek, Etruscan and Roman (The Metropolitan Museum of Art- New York), p. 114 n. 544.
6 x 7 x 1,5 mm.