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LOT 0912
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Seated Mercury and Goat
2ND CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.03 grams, 15 mm).
Plano-convex in section with intaglio scene of a profile male on a baseline resting on a pile of stones, staff (thyrsus?) resting on his shoulder, leaning forward towards a rearing goat; surface repolished; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
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