A Blue & White Glass Greco-Roman Cameo of a Bull
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Description
Mediterranean; c. 2nd century BC- 2nd century AD
Lovely figure of a walking bull, very finely done.
Dimensions
13/16" (2 cm)
Provenance:
Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection
Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby's, London in 1997.
Lovely figure of a walking bull, very finely done.
Dimensions
13/16" (2 cm)
Provenance:
Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection
Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby's, London in 1997.
Condition
Good, as shown.
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A Blue & White Glass Greco-Roman Cameo of a Bull
Estimate $250 - $750
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