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LOT 0166
Romano-British Gemstone with Helios Driving Quadriga
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.15 grams, 17.77 mm).
Intaglio image of a chariot pulled by four horses and a standing figure.
ProvenanceFound Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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