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LOT 0393
Post-Classical Agate Cameo with the Goddess Minerva
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (12.3 grams, 35 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with helmetted bust of Minerva; deep undercuts to the edges.
Provenancewith Hindmann, Chicago, 21 March 2023, no.221.
Private collection, England.
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LOT 0393
Post-Classical Agate Cameo with the Goddess Minerva
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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