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LOT 0850
Roman Agate Cameo with Sleeping Dog
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.84 grams, 15 mm).
Pear-shaped cameo with a raised image of a reclining hound resting its head on its front paws. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for parallel (cameo with sleeping dog) the British Museum, London, no.1890,0901.9, from Pompeii.
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