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LOT 0209
Byzantine Cameo with Virgin Mary and Archangel Gabriel
6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.3 grams, 25 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with reserved image of the Annunciation and a frond.
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Michael Dennis O'Hara, 1970.
From the private collection of the late Alison Barker, a retired barrister, formed 1970-1990.
Ex North American collection.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12401-226381.
Cf. Darkevich, V.P., Secular Art of Byzantium, Moscow, 1975, p.42, for a comparable style of female bust of a similar date.
FootnotesThe cameo represents the well known episode of the Gospel of Saint Luke (1.26.38), where the Archangel Gabriel brings Virgin Mary the news of her pregnancy.
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LOT 0209
Byzantine Cameo with Virgin Mary and Archangel Gabriel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,720
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