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LOT 865:
ROMAN BANDED AGATE CAMEO DEPICTING A BEARDED MAN
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Sold for: £340
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ROMAN BANDED AGATE CAMEO DEPICTING A BEARDED MAN
Ca. AD 200 - 300.A Roman cameo made of banded agate. The cameo depicts a wise bearded man with a veiled head, made in a naturalistic manner. The face is detailed and framed with curly hair and a beard. The white and orange high-relief figure is on a flat orange base. For similar see: Catalogo illustrato della glittica nella collezione Santarelli, n. i. 47.Size: 16mm x 12mm; Weight: 2gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.
