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LOT 2225
Roman and Sasanian Style Gemstone Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (19 grams total, 10-25 mm).
Comprising eleven carnelian and agate intaglios: two with a standing ibex; two with a griffin; one with a wolf; and six with a profile bust. [11, No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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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