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Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Cockerel Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Cockerel Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Cockerel
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LOT 0095

Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Cockerel

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (5.96 grams, 25 mm).

Ellipsoid intaglio with large bird perched on a baseline, wings spread as if about to take flight; mounted in a fragment of a ferrous finger ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 274, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 0095

Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Cockerel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £416

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