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LOT 0621
Roman Red Jasper Gemstone with Fish
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/4 in. (0.16 grams, 6.37 mm).
With intaglio pair of fish in opposite directions, the constellation Pisces; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Roman Agate Gemstone with Female Bust
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Roman Glass Inlay, Bead and Fragment Group
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A group of millefiori and lampwork beads and fragments, comprising: a polychrome mosaic glass fragment with leaf decoration and a banded yellow rim; a white mosaic glass inlay with red and black floral motifs; an oblate bead with 'eye' motifs; a turquoise-coloured thick inlay of four fingers with white nail detailing; a blue and a yellow shoe-shaped fragment with applied bosses. 5.48 grams total, 9-20 mm
Ex private Swiss collection. Acquired by Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, from the above in 2011.