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LOT 0688
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Animals
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
5/8 in. (1.68 grams, 17 mm).
Of plano-convex form, depicting an ear of wheat, a fly, an elephant in profile, a mouse and a locust; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Ex property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent.
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