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LOT 1075
Roman Black Gemstone with Castor and Pollux
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.41 grams, 12 mm).
Discoid type with intaglio standing figures each with a spear, probably the Dioscuri (sons of Zeus-Jupiter); supplied with an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Kaić I. 'Roman Gems from the Limes in the Collection of the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb (Croatia)' in Proceedings of the 22nd International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, Ruse, Bulgaria, September 2012, Zagreb, 2015, pp.805-808, fig. 3, for a similar gemstone representing the Dioscuri and another divinity.
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LOT 1075
Roman Black Gemstone with Castor and Pollux
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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