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LOT 0076
Roman Leda and the Swan Carnelian Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.37 grams, 23.66 mm).
An oval intaglio with an engraved image of Leda on a low couch copulating with Zeus in swan-form, set in a fragmentary silver ring.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0076
Roman Leda and the Swan Carnelian Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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