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LOT 0089
Roman Chrome Chalcedony Gemstone of Gryllus
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.31 grams, 9 mm).
With intaglio composite profile bust of a helmetted female (possibly depicting Minerva) facing left, and two other heads, one emerging from the helmet and the other beneath the neck; 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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