Details
12 in. (1.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.
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Enclosed within a pellet border are two horsemen galloping in opposite directions. One wears a high-crested Corinthian helmet and carries a spear and a circular shield, and the other wears a Scythian cap and turns back to shoot an arrow.

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