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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A Roman Gold and Glass Cameo Brooch with a Sleeping Dog

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