Italian, Rome, 17th century

Overall the condition of the cameo is very good. There is some minor wear consistent with age. There is some natural veining to the emperor's neck consistent with material. There are some minor chips particularly to the right edge of the stone and the truncation of the emperors chest. The stone sits slightly loose in its mount. There are some losses and wear to the enamelling on the sides and front of the pendant.
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This cameo of an emperor can be compared with the 17th century Cameo of an Emperor, possibly Claudius discussed by I. S. Weber in her 1992 catalogue. 

RELATED LITERARTURE
I. S. Weber, Kostbare Steine. Die Gemmensammlung des Kurfürsten Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz, Munich, 1992, no. 142, pp. 139