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Roman Carnelian Gemstone of an Elderly Man Roman Carnelian Gemstone of an Elderly Man Roman Carnelian Gemstone of an Elderly Man
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LOT 0004

Roman Carnelian Gemstone of an Elderly Man

1ST CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

3/4 in. (1.15 grams, 18 mm).

Showing a mature man in profile facing left, modelled after the Roman Republican portrait models; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

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

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LOT 0004

Roman Carnelian Gemstone of an Elderly Man

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600

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