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LOT 0073
Roman Garnet Gemstone with Bust of Julia Domna
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.06 grams, 21 mm).
With incuse profile female bust with copious tiered curls and braids, palla to the shoulder; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13002-244442.
Cf. similar cameo in Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, accession no. 62.577.
FootnotesJulia Domna (170-217 A.D.) was one of the most honoured imperial women in the course of the Principate. Almost 600 inscriptions bear her name; numerous coin types portray her together with the emperors; important artworks where she is depicted (such as the Kassel Cameo, the Arch of the Argentarii and the Severan Arch in Leptis Magna) demonstrate that she occupied no secondary position in the Severan regime. She appears, consequently, to be a key figure of this period.
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LOT 0073
Roman Garnet Gemstone with Bust of Julia Domna
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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