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Graeco-Roman Garnet Gemstone with Veiled Head of a Queen Graeco-Roman Garnet Gemstone with Veiled Head of a Queen Graeco-Roman Garnet Gemstone with Veiled Head of a Queen
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LOT 0028

Graeco-Roman Garnet Gemstone with Veiled Head of a Queen

3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

3/8 in. (0.36 grams, 9 mm).

Finely-cut profile bust of a woman with palla folded over her head and neck; possibly Ptolemaic; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.

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LOT 0028

Graeco-Roman Garnet Gemstone with Veiled Head of a Queen

Sold for (Inc. bp): £585

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