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LOT 0884
Roman Glass Cameo with Female Bust
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.82 grams, 18.58 mm).
Ellipsoid black glass plaque with profile female bust, hair dressed in a chignon.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00011371.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0884
Roman Glass Cameo with Female Bust
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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