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A NEOCLASSICAL AGATE CAMEO SET IN A GOLD RING. DEXTRARUM JUNCTIO.
A NEOCLASSICAL AGATE CAMEO SET IN A GOLD RING. DEXTRARUM JUNCTIO.
19th century
Stone 7x8 mm; int. diam 16 mm; 2,32 gr
The thin rounded hoop is surmounted by a high oval box-setting with an agate cameo of Dextrarum Iunctio. Very popular subject during the Roman Age, this effigy represents the marriage union or political alliance.
Provenance: U.K. private collection