Pendant
ca. 1650 (made)
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Enamelled gold pendant set with a layered agate cameo depicting a portrait of Livia, wife of Augustus. The cameo possibly made in the 1st century BC, in the style of Dioscorides, the setting North European, made in about 1650.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold pendant set with a layered agate cameo |
| Brief description | Enamelled gold pendant set with a layered agate cameo portrait of Livia (c.56 BC - 29 AD), wife of Augustus, the setting made in Northern Europe, about 1650 |
| Physical description | Enamelled gold pendant set with a layered agate cameo depicting a portrait of Livia, wife of Augustus. The cameo possibly made in the 1st century BC, in the style of Dioscorides, the setting North European, made in about 1650. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Joan Evans |
| Object history | ex Marlborough Collection |
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| Accession number | M.119-1975 |
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| Record created | August 11, 2005 |
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