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LOT 0566
Roman Gemstone with Cavalryman
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.75 grams, 13 mm).
Oval in shape displaying a mounted cavalryman riding left on horseback; polished.
Provenance
Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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