Lot 451 | A NEOCLASSICAL AGATE CAMEO SET IN A GOLD RING. DEXTRARUM JUNCTIO.

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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