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LOT 2044
Amethyst Seated Jupiter Gemstone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.22 grams, 13 mm).
With intaglio Jupiter seated on a chair, eagle at his feet and thunderbolt in his raised hand; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Private collection, England.
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