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LOT 1197
Roman Green Feldspar Gemstone with Goddess Ceres
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.39 grams, 11 mm).
Lentoid in profile with a carved female figure dressed in a long dress, holding a sceptre in one hand and ears of wheat in the other.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, art dealer, 1985-1990.
with Bonhams, 1 May 2008, no.309 (part).
Cf. Michael C.Carlos Museum, object no.2008.031.058.
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LOT 1197
Roman Green Feldspar Gemstone with Goddess Ceres
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£180 (EUR 209; USD 243) ‡+BP*
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