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LOT 0833
Graeco-Roman Variegated Agate Gemstone with Capricorn
1ST CENTURY B.C.
1/2 in. (2 grams, 14 mm).
Scaraboid type with intaglio capricorn advancing within a border; chipped; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Kaić, I., ‘Engraved gems as part of the Augustan Propaganda. Some examples from Croatia’ in Milićević Bradač, M., Demicheli, D., The century of the brave, Roman conquest and indigenous resistance in Illyricum during the time of Augustus and his heirs, proceedings of the international conference Zagreb, 22-26,9,2014, Zagreb, 2018, fig.6, for similar.
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LOT 0833
Graeco-Roman Variegated Agate Gemstone with Capricorn
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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