A Romano-Egyptian bone handle
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Carved in high relief, depicting a nude figure of Aphrodite, her right arm raised to her head, her hair in a chignon, a floral motif carved below and behind her, with a drilled hole to the upper right corner, 3in (7.6cm) high
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Carved in high relief, depicting a nude figure of Aphrodite, her right arm raised to her head, her hair in a chignon, a floral motif carved below and behind her, with a drilled hole to the upper right corner, 3in (7.6cm) high
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
US$ 2,300 - 3,100
€1,800 - 2,300
US$ 2,300 - 3,100
€1,800 - 2,300
Footnotes
- Provenance:
With Marcel Dumoulin, the Belgian antiquarian, acquired in the 1960s and 1970s.
A. Kalebidjian Collection.
Category: Antiquities
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