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LOT 0813

Roman Gemstone with Victory Scene

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (2.73 grams, 20 mm).

Ellipsoid intaglio insert with seated female figure beside an altar and holding a staff or spear, to her rear standing figure of Victory, winged and holding a wreath over the head of the seated figure.

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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LOT 0813

Roman Gemstone with Victory Scene

Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)

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