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LOT 0861
Roman Gemstone Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (3.89 grams total, 9-14 mm).
Including profile bust, standing figure and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [5]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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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