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Lot 82

A Roman amethyst intaglio ringstone

7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Roman amethyst intaglio ringstone
Augustan, circa 1st Century B.C/A.D.
The oval intaglio engraved with a figure of Athena seated on a cuirass and military trophies, wearing a high crested helmet and holding Nike aloft in her right hand, set in a modern gold ring, 13mm length of intaglio; ring size 'N'; 18mm inside diam of ring hoop

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Provenance:
Property from a Dutch private Collection, The Netherlands, formed in the 1960s-70s.
With Lavender, London, 8 May 1978, accompanied by a copy of the invoice.
Wellington Collection.

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