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LOT 0097

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EUR (€) 720 - 960
USD ($) 740 - 990

Current bid: £15 (+bp*)
(3 Bids, Reserve met)

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(3 Bids, Reserve met)   |   Current bid: £15
ROMAN OXIDISED BROWN JASPER GEMSTONE WITH HEAD OF ZEUS
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.09 grams, 18 mm).

Ellipsoid in plan with engraved profile bust of Zeus, bearded and with his hair bound by a band tied at the rear; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [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.

CONDITION
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