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LOT 0094
Roman Magical Gnostic Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.37 grams, 26.8 mm).
An ellipsoid bifacial haematite gemstone with intaglio scenes: obverse with a reaper holding a sickle and cutting down a crop; reverse with a bird, wings spread beneath a glyph.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Important North West London collection.
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LOT 0094
Roman Magical Gnostic Gemstone
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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