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LOT 0086

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ROMAN CARNELIAN GEMSTONE OF A THEATRE MASK
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.39 grams, 10 mm).

With a New Comedy, The Cook Type theatre mask, facing with open mouth; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

PROVENANCE:
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.

CONDITION
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