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Lot 306 - Auction 54

A roman three-layer agate cameo, mounted in an ancient bronze ring. Portrait of youth. The effigy, turned to the right, ... Read more
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600,00 GBP
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A roman three-layer agate cameo, mounted in an ancient bronze ring. Portrait of youth. The effigy, turned to the right, is represented by a juvenile face, characterized by thick hair, very close to the head. The head is engraved in relief in the red layer, on a white field, followed by a transparent, rosy-yellowish layer. The stone is set in a bronze ring, characterized by a flattened shape, and a hoop which is more expanded in its top part and thinner at the bottom. Interesting work of the late-imperial age, in high relief, showing a certain physiognomic research about the subject. Wear marks. Rare. 3rd-4th century A.D.
Cameo 10 x 14 x 5 mm; ring. Diam. 15 x 19.

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