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LOT 0096
Roman Chrysoprase Gemstone with Empress Sabina
125-130 A.D.
1/2 in. (0.65 grams, 14 mm).
With slightly domed upper face, intaglio profile portrait bust, possibly of Empress Vibia Sabina (83-136 A.D.) with her hair draped in a braid above her brow, crescent placed beside her shoulder; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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