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LOT 0797

Roman Portrait Cameo with Bronze Chain

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (9 in.) (44 grams total, 50 mm (23 cm with chain)).

Ellipsoid in plan and biconvex in section with profile bust modelled in the half-round, with loop and suspension chain.

Provenance

Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003 to present.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0797

Roman Portrait Cameo with Bronze Chain

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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