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LOT 2067

Roman Style Bloodstone Gemstone with Hades and Persephone

20TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (1.42 grams, 19 mm).

Ellipsoid in plan with chamfered edges; incuse design of a male and female figure seated on a throne, each holding a spray of flowers and foliage. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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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LOT 2067

Roman Style Bloodstone Gemstone with Hades and Persephone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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