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PROBABLY ROMAN, 2ND-3RD CENTURY | PIN WITH A CAMEO OF CUPID AS THANATOS

Auction Closed

December 3, 02:41 PM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

PROBABLY ROMAN, 2ND-3RD CENTURY

PIN WITH A CAMEO OF CUPID AS THANATOS


onyx, set in a gold pin

stone: 1.8cm., ¾in.

8.5cm., 3⅜in. overall

Compare with a pair of Roman gold, onyx cameo, sapphire and pearl earrings, sold at Christie's (online), Ancient Jewelry: Wearable Art, lot 25, and with a cameo of the same subject in the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, and formerly in the Prince Yusupov Collection (inv. no. P. 12535).