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LOT 1942
Intaglio Gemstone Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (8.34 grams total, 11-18 mm).
Comprising: two carnelian with a goat facing back; a rectangular agate intaglio with a bust of man wearing a tall headdress; an oval agate intaglio with diademed male bust; a circular agate intaglio with a helmetted bust; an oval agate intaglio with a bearded male bust wearing a tall headdress; an oval quartz intaglio with a diademed male bust; an octagonal quartz intaglio with a male bust; after the antique. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a West London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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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