A Greek Red Jasper Cameo with the Head of Medusa
Sale 1188 - Antiquities & Ancient Art
May 25, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$600 -
800
Price Realized
$756
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Lot Description
A Greek Red Jasper Cameo with the Head of Medusa
Circa 4th-3rd Century B.C.
Diameter 1/2 inch (1.3 cm).
Provenance:
Private Collection (M.R.), United States, acquired in the late 1960s.
Art Market, London.
Private Collection, New York, acquired from the above in the 1990s.
Aphrodite Ancient Art, New York, prior to 2017 (Jewelry of the Ancients: the Beauty within Ancient Jewelry, Vol. V, p. 31).
Aphrodite Gallery, New York, Stunning Antiquities from Aphrodite Gallery, 27 November 2018, Lot 44.
Published:
Aphrodite Ancient Art, New York, prior to 2017 (Jewelry of the Ancients, Vol. V, p. 31.)
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