Lotto 330 | A POSTCLASSICAL AGATE CAMEO. FEMALE BUST.

Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma

A POSTCLASSICAL AGATE CAMEO. FEMALE BUST.

A POSTCLASSICAL AGATE CAMEO. FEMALE BUST.

17th-18th century

17,5x24x3 mm

Interesting bust of Bacchante, facing right, with face slightly upwards. The hair and tunic are engraved in the orange layer of the agate, the face, neck and bust in the white layer (except for the cheek specially characterized by a trace of the orange layer); the bottom layer is transparent with white dots. The head is crowned with a crown of ivy. The stone is very thin, and is slightly cracked. Small missing on the edge.

Provenance: European collection, acquired on the market, early 2000's.