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LOT 1911
Byzantine Style Agate Cameo Depicting Christ Blessing
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.2 grams, 26 mm).
Ellipsoid plaque with high-relief nimbate figure of Christ with open book.
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
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LOT 1911
Byzantine Style Agate Cameo Depicting Christ Blessing
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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