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LOT 2183
Neo-Classical Glass Gemstone with Hippocampus
18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.39 grams, 27 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan, obverse with low-relief scene of a hippocamp and female rider. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s.
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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