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LOT 0723
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 0723
Roman Gemstone with Victory Scene
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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