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Rare Roman amber carving of a fish and crustacean

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An amber carving of a fish and a crustacean, Roman, late 1st - 2nd Century AD, both naturalistically rendered lying next to one another. The reverse is carved in the pattern of a leaf; one end drilled for mounting. Minor chipping to one end. L: 3 7/8" (7.3 cm). Ex collection Georges Lotfi, Beirut; Ex. Christie's, New York, 2000; Cf. similar amber carvings in Millionen Jahre Geschichte Fundort Nordrhein-Westfalen, p.291; Cf. Strong, Catalogue of the Carved Amber in the BM, pl. XV for a piece worked in similar fashion.

Amber was popular for jewelry and amuletic purposes during the Roman Empire, with the larger pieces being especially prized and quite expensive.

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