Lot Essay
The style of the coiffure suggests a date in the second half of the second century A.D., near the time of Faustina II. Compare the cameos, nos. 68-70 in Henig, The Content Cameos.
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN ONYX CAMEO
circa 2nd century a.d.
The oval stone with an upper white layer carved in relief with a draped female bust in profile to the left, her hair in waved rows and bound in a chignon at the back, her finely carved face in shallow relief, appearing somewhat blue as the blue-black lower layer shows through
9/16 in. (1.45 cm.) long
circa 2nd century a.d.
The oval stone with an upper white layer carved in relief with a draped female bust in profile to the left, her hair in waved rows and bound in a chignon at the back, her finely carved face in shallow relief, appearing somewhat blue as the blue-black lower layer shows through
9/16 in. (1.45 cm.) long