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Pendant
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Pendant
- Place of origin:
Italy (made)
- Date:
ca. 1550-1600 (made)
late 17th century (altered) - Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Layered agate cameo in a narrow enamelled gold mount with a pearl drop
- Credit Line:
Given by Dame Joan Evans
- Museum number:
M.73-1975
- Gallery location:
Jewellery, room 91, case 7, shelf B, box 2
Physical description
Pendant with layered agate cameo of the Emperor Augustus Caesar in a narrow gold mount with floral enamelling and a pearl drop. The frame is later
Place of Origin
Italy (made)
Date
ca. 1550-1600 (made)
late 17th century (altered)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Layered agate cameo in a narrow enamelled gold mount with a pearl drop
Dimensions
Height: 6.7 cm, Width: 3.4 cm, Depth: 1.1 cm
Descriptive line
Layered agate cameo with laureate head of
Emperor Augustus (27 BC–AD 14) in enamelled
gold mount with pearl.Italy, the cameo about 1550–1600;
frame, western Europe, about 1650–1700.
Production Note
Italy, the cameo about 1550–1600;
frame, western Europe, about 1650–1700
Materials
Gold; Enamel; Pearl; Agate
Subjects depicted
Cameos; Augustus
Categories
Metalwork; Jewellery
Collection code
MET
