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