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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.

Provenance

Private collection, UK.

CONDITION
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LOT 1996

Post Medieval Gemstone with Herakles

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950

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