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Precious and rare Roman Imperial Age sardonyx cameo. Bust of Caracalla.
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Precious and rare Roman Imperial Age sardonyx cameo. Bust of Caracalla.

Precious and rare cameo in sardonyx of Roman Imperial Age. Togated bust of Caracalla (188-217 A.D.) with lorica. Laurel wreath effigy, facing left. The well realised face is characterized by a intense beard, with the peculiar and unique expression of the Severan Dynasty Emperor. The specimen is realised with technical ability and spontaneity, characterized by high relief, well sculpted, following the peculiar plastic volumes of Roman manufacturing of 2nd and 3rd century A.D. Very fine shades of the gem stone (even the light crack inside the stone, on the rear). Several comparisons are attested in to sculpture, coins and glyptics: cameo in onyx (MET New York, inv. 42.11.31); intaglio in amethyst (CdM, Parigi, inv. Chab.2101); intaglio in aquamarine in A.G. Wien, vol.III, 199, n.1728. mm 25 x 17 x 4
ca. 210 – 217 A.D.
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