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A ROMAN AMBER HEAD OF MEDUSA, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN AMBER HEAD OF MEDUSA, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
A ROMAN AMBER HEAD OF MEDUSA, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN AMBER HEAD OF MEDUSA, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

Diameter: 4cm

Catalogue note: A near Identical one is currently on display at The Getty Museum, 

Provenance: British Private collection 1995
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A ROMAN AMBER HEAD OF MEDUSA, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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