Roman Banded Agate Amulet with the Mythological Aigipan, c. 1st-2nd Century A.D.

Roman Banded Agate Amulet with the Mythological Aigipan, c. 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Finely carved of orange banded agate in the shape of the mythological creature Aigipan, its front body of a ram and back body of a long fish with dolphin tail.

AIGIPAN (or Aegipan) was one of the goat-footed gods known as Panes. When the gods fled from the monstrous giant Typhoeus and hid themselves in animal form, Aigipan assumed the form of a fish-tailed goat. Later he came to the aid of Zeus in his battle with Typhoeus, by stealing back his stolen sinews. As a reward the king of the gods placed him amongst the stars as the constellation Capricorn. The mother of Aigipan, Aix (the goat), was perhaps associated with the constellation Capra.

Size:2.7 cm L - 1 1/16 inch
Material:Agate
Culture:Roman, c. 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Provenance: The London art market, acquired by the previous owner in the 1990s.

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Condition Report: Intact