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LOT 0841
Roman Gemstone with a Shepherd Milking a Goat
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.79 grams, 12 mm).
With intaglio scene of a man milking a goat with one leg extended, his back resting on a tree-trunk; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Accompanied by a previous catafalque information slip.
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