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LOT 0633
Roman Carnelian Gemstone Group
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/8 in. (1 grams total, 9 mm each).
Ellipsoid type with two standing figures, broken; plano-convex type with a perching bird. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000).
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