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LOT 1901
Roman Style Bone Cameo of Silenus
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (19.8 grams, 56 mm high).
Of oval form, a mature Silenus shown nude in high-relief kneeling right on one leg, cloak thrown over one shoulder, playing two pipes, suspension loop to top edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London art market, 1990.
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