Large Roman Fragmentary Cameo with Face

3RD CENTURY A.D.

2 1/8 in. (95 grams, 55 mm).

Carved in high-relief in (likely) agate; sympathetically mounted on a naturalistic base; chipped; mounted by the late Alison Barker in her own inimitable style.

Provenance

Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

Literature

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1924,0514.2, for a similar style of face.

CONDITION

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