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LOT 0093
Roman Agate Cameo with a Julio-Claudian Portrait of an Emperor
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.5 grams, 20 mm).
Oval cameo with a profile bust facing left, a laurel crown resting on his close-cropped hair; in the background, a second portrait visible 'capita iugata'.
ProvenanceUK private collection, acquired on the English art market in the 2000s.
LiteratureCf. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, John L. Severance Fund, 1991.154, for a fragment of a cameo depicting an imperial bust.
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LOT 0093
Roman Agate Cameo with a Julio-Claudian Portrait of an Emperor
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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