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LOT 2138
Neoclassical Red Jasper Cameo Pair
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.05 grams total, 25 mm each).
Comprising: mature female mask with swept hair in three-quarter view; youthful female bust in three-quarter view with hair cascading in ringlets, peplos with right shoulder exposed. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, England.
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