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LOT 0156
Amethyst Gemstone with Portrait of Constantine the Great
ROMAN, 4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 in. (5.36 grams, 26 mm).
With intaglio profile bust of Constantine with pteruges and cloak clasped at the shoulder; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1970s.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
From an old London, UK, collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12806-241223.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Donati, A., Gentili, G., Costantino Il Grande, la civilta' Antica al bivio fra Occidente ed Oriente, Milano, 2005, p.223, no.31, for near identical portrait in amethyst.
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LOT 0156
Amethyst Gemstone with Portrait of Constantine the Great
Sold for (Inc. bp): £10,400
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