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LOT 1996
Post Medieval Gemstone with Herakles
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (11.67 grams, 41 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan and lentoid in section with silver mounting pin and loop; obverse with incuse scene of Herakles kneeling, grappling with the Cretan bull.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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