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LOT 0558
Roman Hercules Jasper Intaglio Gemstone
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.88 grams, 12 mm).
Oval-shaped, displaying bust of the god Hercules in profile left, shown with a muscular neck and full beard.
Provenance
Altstetten collection since 1969.
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