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Intaglio: Rooster-Headed Anguipede
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Reddish-brown jasper intaglio with a carving of an anguipede (head of a rooster, torso of a human, serpent legs), head turned to the right, right arm upraised holding a flail, and left arm holding a round shield. The anguipede wears a cloak and kilt-like covering on his lower torso. There is no inscription. Chipped around the edges.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Eleftherios Sossidi Hamburg (between 1955-65 - 1990's) sold; [through Sotheby's sale 7742 New York December 7 2001 lot 314]; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Department of the Classics Harvard University (2001-2012) transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums 2012.
Note: E. Sossidi (1913-1992) worked in Cairo from 1958-1968.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Department of the Classics Harvard University
Title: Intaglio: Rooster-Headed Anguipede
Description:
Reddish-brown jasper intaglio with a carving of an anguipede (head of a rooster, torso of a human, serpent legs), head turned to the right, right arm upraised holding a flail, and left arm holding a round shield.
The anguipede wears a cloak and kilt-like covering on his lower torso.
There is no inscription.
Chipped around the edges.
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