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LOT 0883

Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Cupid and Rooster

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1/2 in. (0.68 grams, 13 mm).

Translucent with gently sloping walls, intaglio image of a rooster facing a seated Cupid, his upper body turned away from the rooster and holding an arrow in his raised hands.

Provenance

Ex Swiss collection formed in the 1980s onwards.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0883

Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Cupid and Rooster

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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