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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN SARDONYX CAMEO
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Of three layers, brown, white and gray, carved with a draped bust of a woman in the brown layer against the white, with the gray layer forming a projecting flange at the base, the woman depicted in profile to the right, her wavy hair tied in a chignon, wearing a crescentic diadem
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm) long
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Of three layers, brown, white and gray, carved with a draped bust of a woman in the brown layer against the white, with the gray layer forming a projecting flange at the base, the woman depicted in profile to the right, her wavy hair tied in a chignon, wearing a crescentic diadem
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm) long
Provenance
French Private Collection