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CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN SARDONYX CAMEO
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Sculpted in two layers, white on gray-blue, with a facing head of Medusa, turned slightly to her left, her oval face surrounded by stylized snakey plaits surmounted by wings; mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long; ring size 7½
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Sculpted in two layers, white on gray-blue, with a facing head of Medusa, turned slightly to her left, her oval face surrounded by stylized snakey plaits surmounted by wings; mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long; ring size 7½
Provenance
Francesca Artuner, Brussels, 1992.
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York (To Dress in Gold, Jewelry of the Ancient World, 2004, no. 111).
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York (To Dress in Gold, Jewelry of the Ancient World, 2004, no. 111).
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