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LOT 2129
Gemstone with Facing Busts
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.21 grams, 18 mm).
With domed obverse face and intaglio opposed busts of a man with beard and cap, woman with braided hair; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
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