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Lot 266
An Italian Micromosaic Plaque of the Roman Campagna with Cattle & Horseman
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
First half of the 19th century, unsigned, presented under glass within a period gilt frame.

SS 4 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.; DOA 7.5 x 11.5 in.

From the Collection of Patricia Ann Leahy, Fayetteville, North Carolina

This scene features a view towards the Ponte Nomentano originally constructed circa 547 AD to protect the northern approach to Rome.

Crack along top edge of framing stone and in tessellated mosaic picture; some rubbing and scratching to frame.

$3,000 - 6,000