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LOT 0854
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Figures
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.59 grams, 13 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with two incuse standing figures flanking two facing busts above a bar with 'XΛIΛ' and a perching bird.
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.
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