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LOT 0742
Roman Gemstone Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (2.86 grams total, 10-14 mm).
Mixed group including profile bust, seated female, perching bird and others; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [5]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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