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LOT 0799
Eastern Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Stag
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.32 grams, 10 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with an incuse profile stag with legs folded beneath the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000).
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Rectangular plaque with stepped herringbone border, facing bust of Cybele with flaring turret-crown and cascading hair, symbols in the field. 430 grams, 94 mm
From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13307-258227.
Cybele was the great Phrygian mother of the gods, and goddess of motherhood, fertility and the mountain wilds.
