Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), o 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom)., Italy
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Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), or 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom)
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LOT 176:
A rare fragment of an unfinished large roman agate cameo. Imperial portrait.
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Sold for: £420
Price including buyer’s premium:
£
525
Start price:
£
380
Estimated price :
€400 - €600
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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A rare fragment of an unfinished large roman agate cameo. Imperial portrait.
1st century A.D.
13 x 25 x 4 mm
In this fragment of two-layered agate the traces of the sketch procedures and of the engraver tools for carving a cameo are clearly visible. In this case it had to be a portrait whose physiognomy recalls some profiles of the Jiulio Claudian dynasty. Also on the back there are traces of the wheel instruments. Rare.
U.K private collection
