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LOT 0652
Roman Sard Gemstone with a Maenad Mask
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.49 grams, 11 mm).
With intaglio profile bust of a woman facing left; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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