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LOT 0074

Roman Carnelian Gemstone of Athena

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

5/8 in. (0.87 grams, 17 mm).

Ellipsoid in plan with incuse profile bust of Athena wearing a Corinthian style helmet; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0074

Roman Carnelian Gemstone of Athena

Sold for (Inc. bp): £975

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