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LOT 0087
Roman Garnet Cameo of a Grotesque Head
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.95 grams, 10 mm).
With head of a grotesque facing; 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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