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LOT 0385
Renaissance Agate Gemstone with Serapis and Isis
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.02 grams, 21 mm).
An oval translucent intaglio with conjoined profile busts of Serapis and Isis, the important pair of the gods in Egyptian and Hellenistic-Roman mythology, Serapis presented with a dressed beard and hair, wearing a modius crown and Isis with a lunula.
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0385
Renaissance Agate Gemstone with Serapis and Isis
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£500 (EUR 580; USD 675) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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