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A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. PORTRAIT OF JULIA TITI.
A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. PORTRAIT OF JULIA TITI.
1st century A.D.
12x15x3 mm
Bust portrait of Julia Titi (63-91 A.D.), daughter of the Roman emperor Titus. The princess is facing left and is characterized by her typically elaborated hair. The bust is tunicated. Missing on the edge and chips. Wear marks.
Medailles et antiques.bnf database: inv. inv.58.2089; Vollenweider, M.-L.., Avisseau-Broustet, Mathilde. Camées et intailles, II, Les portraits romains du Cabinet des Médailles. Paris : Bibliothèque nationale de France, 2003, p.128-129, n°145.
Le trésor de Saint-Denis [cat.exp.]. Paris : RMN, 1991, p.92-98; 50;199; 348, n°13 D. Gaborit-Chopin.
Chéron, Elisabeth-Sophie. Pierres antiques gravées tirées des principaux cabinets de la France. Paris : 1709, pl. XXXIX, Julie, fille de Tite. Aigue-marine du trésor de Saint-Denis
Provenance: Formerly in the D.C. collection, London ; acquired by an international french collector from the above in the early 2000s.