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LOT 0034
Roman Garnet Cameo of Eros, the Greek God of Love
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.76 grams, 9 mm).
With the head of Eros (Cupid), the god of love, facing; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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