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LOT 0821
Roman Gold Cupid Pendant
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.44 grams, 18 mm).
Standing nude and holding a patera and lyre, wings spread to the rear, suspension loop to rear of head.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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