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LOT 0869
Roman Chalcedony Gemstone with Nude Male
2ND CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.88 grams, 15 mm).
Oval with an engraved standing nude god in contrapposto facing left, holding a short sceptre and a shield.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, art dealer, 1985-1990.
with Bonhams, 1 May 2008, no.309 (part).
For similar, see Henig, M., A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British sites, Oxford, 1978, items 38-47.
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LOT 0869
Roman Chalcedony Gemstone with Nude Male
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£180 (EUR 209; USD 243) ‡+BP*
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