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LOT 0092
Hellenistic Garnet Gemstone with Hercules Club and Lionskin
2ND CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (1.8 grams, 17 mm).
Plano-convex with incuse image of spiked club and lionskin mantle.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12386-226380.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 191 for similar gemstone used as an insert.
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LOT 0092
Hellenistic Garnet Gemstone with Hercules Club and Lionskin
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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