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LOT 1087
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Cockerel
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.90 grams, 13.26 mm).
With intaglio cockerel on a baseline with frond; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Middleton, J.H., The engraved gems of classical times, with a catalogue of the Gems in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 1891, no.79 p.XIX, for a gemstone of a cockerel holding in its claw an ear of wheat.
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LOT 1087
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Cockerel
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £100
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Opening Bid: £5
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Leaping Rabbit
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterEstimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
