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LOT 0693

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

ROMAN MINIATURE ROCK CRYSTAL BEAD OF A MAN
CIRCA 300 A.D.
3/4 in. (4.32 grams, 19 mm).

Triangular in section and curved to the rear, with wide-eyed expression; pierced at the ears for suspension as a bead; small goatee beard to the chin and radiating leaf pattern to rear of head.

PROVENANCE:
Mr F.D. collection, acquired on the European art market, 1975 to present.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION
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