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Lot 277 - Auction 86

A renaissance agate cameo. Mars.16th century A.D.23 x 34 x 12 mmBust of Mars wearing an armor- corselet (egys); a mask on her winged helmet ... Read more

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A renaissance agate cameo. Mars.

16th century A.D.

23 x 34 x 12 mm

Bust of Mars wearing an armor- corselet (egys); a mask on her winged helmet with a feather crest; an expressive grotesque head as epaulette. The character is facing left. This fine cameo is engraved in high relief in the typical renaissance taste. Slight chips and wear marks on the edge.

Parallels: Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 88 Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 320; Le gemme Medici al Museo degli Argenti (Palazzo Pitti), p. 197 n. 107

U.K private collection, London.
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