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LOT 0819

Estimate
GBP (£) 200 - 300
EUR (€) 230 - 350
USD ($) 270 - 400

ROMAN CARNELIAN GEMSTONE WITH FEMALE PORTRAIT
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.22 grams, 9 mm).

Ellipsoid in plan with intaglio profile portrait bust of a female with hair in a chignon.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003 to present.
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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