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Greek Agate Gemstone with Maenad

Greek Agate Gemstone with Maenad

Greek Agate Gemstone with Maenad

Greek Agate Gemstone with Maenad

Greek Agate Gemstone with Maenad

Greek Agate Gemstone with Maenad

Greek Agate Gemstone with Maenad

Greek Agate Gemstone with Maenad

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LOT 0121

Greek Agate Gemstone with Maenad

LATE HELLENISTIC, 1ST CENTURY B.C.

1/2 in. (1.25 grams, 12 mm).

Ellipsoid type with intaglio profile female head facing left, with parted lips and face looking slightly upwards, wearing an ivy wreath in a wavy hair bundled at the temple; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

French art market, 2016.

Literature

Cf. Walters, H.B., Catalogue of Engraved Gems & Cameos, Greek, Etruscan & Roman in the British Museum, London, 1926, item 1067.

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LOT 0121

Greek Agate Gemstone with Maenad

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

Opening Bid
£180 (EUR 209; USD 243) ‡+BP*

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