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Graeco-Roman Agate Gemstone with Leaping Gryphon Graeco-Roman Agate Gemstone with Leaping Gryphon Graeco-Roman Agate Gemstone with Leaping Gryphon Graeco-Roman Agate Gemstone with Leaping Gryphon Graeco-Roman Agate Gemstone with Leaping Gryphon Graeco-Roman Agate Gemstone with Leaping Gryphon
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LOT 0828

Graeco-Roman Agate Gemstone with Leaping Gryphon

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

1/2 in. (0.63 grams, 12 mm).

Plano-convex type with intaglio profile leaping gryphon with head raised; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Literature

Cf. a similar image in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession no. 1818-1869 (Roman gemstone with leaping griffin in 19th century A.D. gold ring).

CONDITION
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LOT 0828

Graeco-Roman Agate Gemstone with Leaping Gryphon

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

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