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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
A ROMAN SARDONYX CAMEO
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN SARDONYX CAMEO
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The oval stone carved in three layers, brown on white on brown, with a draped bust of a woman in profile to the left, with a small chin and mouth, a rounded nose and large unarticulated eyes, her hair wavy, the back of her head veiled
5/8 in. (1.5 cm.) long
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The oval stone carved in three layers, brown on white on brown, with a draped bust of a woman in profile to the left, with a small chin and mouth, a rounded nose and large unarticulated eyes, her hair wavy, the back of her head veiled
5/8 in. (1.5 cm.) long
Provenance
European Private Collection, acquired in the late 19th-early 20th century.