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LOT 0966
Roman Chalcedony Gemstone with Jupiter
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.66 grams, 12 mm).
An oval intaglio with convex faces, engraved with an image of standing god Jupiter holding a long spear, an eagle at his feet.
Provenance
Ex Swiss collection formed in the 1980s onwards.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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