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LOT 0016
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Two Cows
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.35 grams, 13 mm).
Ellipsoid type with intaglio of a reclining cow with its head turned to the right, facing, another one standing behind in profile; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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