Lotto 313 | A fine bicolor jasper cameo set in a gold frame. Bust of Hercules. <br><br>18th - 19th century.

Bertolami Fine Art - Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place 1, W1S 1BU Londra

A fine bicolor jasper cameo set in a gold frame. Bust of Hercules. <br><br>18th - 19th century.

A fine bicolor jasper cameo set in a gold frame. Bust of Hercules.

18th - 19th century.

The hero is depicted with the head in profile and the shoulder seen from behind, slightly in three-quarter. The head is covered by the leontea, which goes down to the back; the paw rests on his shoulder. The profile is marked, beardless. Exceptional use of the two colors of the stone; the yellow part is used strictly for the face, neck and shoulder of Hercules; his hair and the leontea are red. The cameo is mounted in a gold frame.

cameo 19x31x8 mm; overall 23x29 mm; 9,13 gr.