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LOT 1759
Roman Style Cameo of Mercury
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (7.31 grams, 35mm).
An alabaster disc plaque with high-relief bust of Mercury with caduceus and winged petasos. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's father; acquired in the 1980s, thence by descent.
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