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LOT 0732

Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Shrimp

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1/2 in. (0.60 grams, 13 mm).

Intaglio shrimp motif with articulated body.

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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 0732

Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Shrimp

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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