Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
ASTA 267 - GLITTICA ASTA 267 - GLITTICA
Friday 7 July 2023 hours 12:30 (UTC +00:00)
A THREE LAYERED AGATE CAMEO SET IN A GOLD BROOCH. BUST OF A ROMAN EMPRESS.
A THREE LAYERED AGATE CAMEO SET IN A GOLD BROOCH. BUST OF A ROMAN EMPRESS.
Stone: 17th- 18th century; brooch: 19th
Stone 21x26 mm; Brooch 28x32 mm; 7,67 gr
The effigy faces left, is diademed and is characterized by a hair typical of the Roman imperial portraits of the end of the second century A.D. The bust is tunicated. The engraver skilfully used the three different layers of the agate. The cameo is mounted in a later delicate gold brooch.
Provenance: U.K private collection