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LOT 0099
Large Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Hercules
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.2 grams, 25 mm).
Ellipsoid type with incuse design of Hercules standing under the tree of Hesperides, holding one of the apples; repaired; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar images of Hermes in Gołyźniak, P., Engraved Gems and Propaganda in the Roman Republic and under Augustus, Oxford, 2020, figs.543-546.
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