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LOT 0780
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]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureFor similar gemstones of Athena Promachos cf.Cravinho, G., ‘Roman Gems in the National Soares dos Reis Museum in Oporto,’ in Studies in ancient Art and Civilization, vol.22 (2018), pp.141-179, pls.I, 7-8.
FootnotesThe collection includes a gemstone with Fortuna holding Cornucopia, another gemstone with Athena Promachos, a further gemstone with Helios driving his radiant chariot, and two portraits looking left.
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LOT 0780
Roman Gemstone Collection
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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