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LOT 0752
Roman and Other Gemstone Collection
2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/8 - 5/8 in. (4.46 grams total, 10-17 mm).
Comprising mainly lentoid and plano-convex seals in carnelian, amethyst, and other materials with engraved intaglios including a stag, two human figures, huntsman with deer and other topics; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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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