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22 aprile 2022 ore 15:00 CEST (14:00 BST)
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LOT 187:
A roman onyx cameo. Head of Alexander the Great.
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Sold for: £2,400
Start price:
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1,500
Estimated price :
£2,000 - £4,000
Buyer's Premium: 26%
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A roman onyx cameo. Head of Alexander the Great.
3rd century A.D.
15 x 18 x 10 mm.
The ruler is facing right, with the leontea on his head. Typical iconography of Alexander the Great, after the greek coinage. The cameo is carved in high relief on a two-layered nicolo agate: the portrait in the whitish cerulean part; the background is dark. Small lack at the bottom and chips on the back.
