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LOT 0013
Roman Agate Cameo of a Stag
1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.09 grams, 16 mm).
Ellipsoid plaque with reserved stag grazing, one hindleg raised to the flank.
ProvenancePrivate English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
The surface is burnt, hence the colour change.
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