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LOT 0936
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Hare
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.28 grams, 9 mm).
Intaglio profile image of a hare running on a baseline. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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