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LOT 0861
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Sol Standing Right
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.75 grams, 19 mm).
Ellipsoid cloison with intaglio figure of Sol standing with sceptre in one hand, the other extended, radiate crown to the head; mounted in a fragment of the ferrous finger ring. [No Reserve]
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.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 274, for type.
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