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CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN CHALCEDONY CAMEO
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The oval stone carved with a head of Medusa in high relief, turned slightly to her left, her face with a knitted brow, framed by serpentine locks of hair, the individual locks delineated, scaley snake bodies running under her neck, short wings at the crown of her head; mounted as a pendant in an ancient-style gold setting
1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm.) long; 1¾ in. (4.4 cm.) long as mounted
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The oval stone carved with a head of Medusa in high relief, turned slightly to her left, her face with a knitted brow, framed by serpentine locks of hair, the individual locks delineated, scaley snake bodies running under her neck, short wings at the crown of her head; mounted as a pendant in an ancient-style gold setting
1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm.) long; 1¾ in. (4.4 cm.) long as mounted
Provenance
UK Private Collection, 1979.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer
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