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LOT 0698
Roman Agate Gemstone with Seated Figure
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (0.58 grams, 9 mm).
Plano-convex in section with incuse sitting figure of Isis holding a cornucopia with a ship's rudder beside her.
Provenance
From the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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