Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica
Friday 12 November 2021 hours 15:00 (UTC +00:00)
A neoclassical three-layered agate cameo. Female bust.
A neoclassical three-layered agate cameo. Female bust.
18th century.
15x20x6 mm
Facing left, her hair inside a sakkos adorned with three ivy leaves colored with the last layer of the stone; beneath, three curls of hair framed the outter corner of the eye until her jaw. The features reminds the classical greek period; straight nose, almond-shape lidded eye, small semi-opened lips and rounded chin. Her neck is partially covered by the folds of a drapery.
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U.K. private collection