ID 1134564
Lot 108 | A ROMAN BANDED AGATE DISC-SHAPED ATTACHMENT
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
CIRCA 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
With gently convex surface, the underside with hexagonal-shaped central shallow raised section with a flattened surface
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) diameter
Provenance
London art market, 1998.
with Oliver Hoare Ltd., London, 2012.
Literature
O. Hoare, Every Object Tells a Story, London, 2012, no. 51.
D. Del Bufalo, Murrina vasa: a luxury of imperial Rome, Rome, 2016, no. 61.
Exhibited
Oliver Hoare's Cabinet of Curiosities, Every Object Tells a Story, London, 6 June- 6 July 2012.
| Historical era: | Bactrian culture |
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| Place of origin: | Ancient Near Eastern, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Historical era: | Bactrian culture |
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| Place of origin: | Ancient Near Eastern, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
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