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Roman Banded Agate Cameo of a Sleeping Dog Roman Banded Agate Cameo of a Sleeping Dog Roman Banded Agate Cameo of a Sleeping Dog
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LOT 0084

Roman Banded Agate Cameo of a Sleeping Dog

3RD CENTURY A.D.

1/2 in. (0.72 grams, 12.7 mm).

With a cameo image of a lying dog curled to the right; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.

Literature

Cf. Henig, M., The Content Cameos, p.26, no.47, p.27, n.48.

CONDITION
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LOT 0084

Roman Banded Agate Cameo of a Sleeping Dog

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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