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LOT 2275
Post Classical Carnelian Gemstone with Head of Dionysus
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.28 grams, 25 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan; high-relief profile bust with floral wreath to the brow and the hair drawn back in a chignon; chipped. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
