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LOT 0703

Estimate
GBP (£) 300 - 400
EUR (€) 350 - 460
USD ($) 400 - 540

ROMAN RED JASPER GEMSTONE WITH MERCURY
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.13 grams, 16 mm).

Ellipsoid in plan with incuse figure of Mercury standing, holding out his coin-purse.

PROVENANCE:
From the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s.
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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