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LOT 0632
Roman Agate Gemstone with Lion
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.7 grams, 15 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with intaglio standing lion to obverse; remains of ferrous setting to one edge.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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