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Gold brooch with an intaglio, Tartus, Roman time Syria [d/b]

Gold brooch with a carnelian intaglio “Silenus and Muse”, from Tartus [Tartosa, Tartous]
Carnelian: W. 1.65 cm, L. 2.1 cm, Weight 13.5 g.
“On the right, a naked Silenus sitting under a tree. His left hand is leaning on the rocky base, while the right supports a zither resting on his thigh. A molded pillar divides the scene in its center. At the top is the statue of an ithyphallic Priapus holding a thyrsus. On the left is seated a nymph, or muse. She holds a Silenus’ mask in her right hand.
The border is adorned with curved gadroons like commas. Attachment system on the back.”

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