A Roman Gold and Glass Cameo Brooch with a Sleeping Dog
Sale 1139 - Jewelry Through the Ages: Ancient to Neoclassical
Mar 21, 2023
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
Estimate
$3,000 -
$5,000
Sold for $4,725
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Roman Gold and Glass Cameo Brooch with a Sleeping Dog
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
Length 1 1/4 inches (3.2 cm); 5.5 dwt.
Provenance:
Leo Mildenberg Collection, Switzerland, 1960s-80s.
Christie's, New York, The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals, 9 December 2004, Lot 30.
A Midwest Private Collection, United States, 2004-2016.
Bonhams, London, Antiquities, 7 July 2016, Lot 79.
Published:
A.P. Kozloff (ed.), Animals in Ancient Art From the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Cleveland, 1981, no. 186.
U. Gehrig (ed.), Tierbilder aus vier Jahrtausenden, Antiken der Sammlung Mildenberg, Mainz, 1983, no. 186.
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