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LOT 0157
Late Roman Gnostic Hematite Gemstone with Standing Figure
3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3 grams, 20 mm).
Discoid with chamfered edge, standing youth on a baseline with patera in one hand, sword at his hip, enigmatic legend above 'HICAPH[.]K'; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Acquired in 1994.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12867-241734.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0157
Late Roman Gnostic Hematite Gemstone with Standing Figure
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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