Lot 90
90
THE PROPERTY OF A DUTCH PRIVATE COLLECTOR
an ivory portrait medallion of aulus vitellius

18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY DUTCH

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an ivory portrait medallion of aulus vitellius
18th Century, possibly Dutch
The profile to right, inscribed A. VITEL
5cm. high x 4cm. wide

Lot Essay

Aulus Vitellius (15-69), Roman Emperor in 69.

A related mother-of-pearl portrait medallion is in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, and illustrated in J. Leeuwenberg, Beeldhouwkunst in het Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1973, catalogue no. 417.

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