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LOT 0176
Estimate
GBP (£) 800 - 1,000
EUR (€) 930 - 1,170
USD ($) 1,010 - 1,260
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
ROMAN CARNELIAN CAMEO WITH YOUNG CUPID
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (6.11 grams, 31 mm).
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (6.11 grams, 31 mm).
Lenticular-section disc with central recess to reverse; obverse with integral facing mask of Cupid modelled in the half-round; repaired. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Acquired from a London gallery, 1970s.
From the collection of an London antiquarian.
LITERATURE:
Cf. similar in green glass in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.1814,0704.1797.
