Large Roman Carnelian and Other Gemstone Collection

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER

1/4 - 1/2 in. (5.33 grams total, 7-13 mm).

Comprising eleven gemstones with various motifs, including: a cameo with a face, a profile bust wearing a filet, an insect with a stinger, a bust of Minerva, a lion on a baseline, a helmetted head of a warrior, a harvesting scene, two with a bird(?), an advancing nude female with an inscription before, and one inscribed 'ZEEL'. [11]

Provenance

Private collection, London.

CONDITION

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LOT 1064