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LOT 0733

Gemstone with Lion

ROMAN, 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

1/2 in. (1.79 grams, 14 mm).

Of truncated conical form, the agate stone engraved with a prancing male lion facing right, one front leg and tail raised; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market in the late 1960s-early 1970s.

CONDITION
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LOT 0733

Gemstone with Lion

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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