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Lot 223 - Auction 86

A late roman onyx cameo. Female bust. 3rd century A.D.16 x 22 x 9 mmThe effigy is in profile to the right. The hair forms a striped mass, ... Read more

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A late roman onyx cameo. Female bust.

3rd century A.D.

16 x 22 x 9 mm

The effigy is in profile to the right. The hair forms a striped mass, which falls down on the neck in a braid and arching ("helmfrisur" hairdo). The ear is uncovered; the neck is elongated, the eye prominent. The bust is draped, the folds of the tunic are engraved with angular pleats. Probably a private portrait. The bust is sculpted in high relief with undercut from the background. Slight chip on the edge. Fine condition.

Parallel: M. Henig, H. Molesworth, The Complete Content Cameos, pp. 58-64.

U.K private collection, London.

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