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Lot 240 - Auction 107

A roman agate
Estimate:
400,00/600,00 £
Starting price:
300,00 GBP
Price realized:
1.300,00 GBP
Bids:
19

Bids

Lot status:
Auction closed

Description

A roman agate "magical eye" bead.

Early 1st millenium A.D.

22 x 38 x 13 mm.


The long convex oval stone is a three-layers agate also call « eye bead » since the natural layers of the stone reminds an eye with apotropaic power.



Parallel: for a similar bead see Christie’s NY, December 6th 2007, lot 466

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