Lotto 225 | A large roman agate cameo set in a later gold pendant. Sleeping dog.<br><br>2nd - 3rd century A.D.

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A large roman agate cameo set in a later gold pendant. Sleeping dog.<br><br>2nd - 3rd century A.D.

A large roman agate cameo set in a later gold pendant. Sleeping dog.

2nd - 3rd century A.D.

Sleeping dog reclining to the left, his head resting between his paws. The cameo is carved from a multi-layered agate. The animal is engraved in the white layer with transparencies above a honey-colored background. The stone is mounted in a modern gold revival pendant in the antique style. Parallels: 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 am Rhein, 1983, no. 186.

Stone 27 x 32 mm; mounting 34 x 34 mm; 13,70 gr.