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Lot 300 - Auction 107

A neoclassical onyx cameo. Female portrait.
Estimate:
800,00/1.200,00 £
Starting price:
700,00 GBP
Price realized:
700,00 GBP
Bids:
1

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Lot status:
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Description

A neoclassical onyx cameo. Female portrait.

Early 19th century.

20 x 25 x 6 mm.

The deity, probably Juno, is facing left, with long hair hanging over the shoulder and gathered in a headband. The background is characterized by beautiful white on brown zoning. Said to have been found "in excavations outside the walls of Rome".

Provenance: from the collection of Edward McK. Holly (d.1909).
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