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A Plasma Cameo, Roman Imperial , Julio-Claudian, 1st half of the 1st Century A.D.
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- A Plasma Cameo, Roman Imperial
- Height 15/16 in. 2.4 cm.
carved with the portrait bust of a Julio-Claudian prince, his head turned slightly to his left, his face with prominent chin, aquiline nose, and finely arched brows, his hair falling in long wavy locks upon the forehead and before the ears; set into an Indian gold and ruby ring.
Provenance
the estate of Charlotte Goldsmith
Catalogue Note
For related examples see W.-R. Megow, Kameen von Augustus bis Alexander Severus, Berlin, 1987, pl. 7.3 and 7.9.