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LOT 0580
Greek Glass Gem with Quadriga
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.2 grams, 20 mm).
Ellipsoid in plane and planoconvex in section with incuse chariot, driver and horses.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the early 2000s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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