London, Italy
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22 aprile 2022 ore 15:00 CEST (14:00 BST)
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LOT 225:
A large roman agate cameo set in a later gold pendant. Sleeping dog.
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Sold for: £6,000
Price including buyer’s premium:
£
7,560
Start price:
£
2,000
Estimated price :
£4,000 - £5,000
Buyer's Premium: 26%
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A large roman agate cameo set in a later gold pendant. Sleeping dog.
2nd - 3rd century A.D.
Stone 27 x 32 mm; mounting 34 x 34 mm; 13,70 gr.
Sleeping dog reclining to the left, his head resting between his paws. The cameo is carved from a multi-layered agate. The animal is engraved in the white layer with transparencies above a honey-colored background. The stone is mounted in a modern gold revival pendant in the antique style. Parallels: A.P. Kozloff, ed., Animals in Ancient Art From the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Cleveland, 1981, no. 186.; U. Gehrig, ed., Tierbilder aus vier Jahrtausenden, Antiken der Sammlung Mildenberg, Mainz am Rhein, 1983, no. 186.
Provenance: UK art market.
