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Cameo

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tassie gem, oval cameo, three full-length nude figures wrestling with snakes; Lacoon/Laokoon and his sons, red sulpher cameo, mounted in paper painted gold.


Object details

Category
Object type
Brief description
Tassie gem, oval cameo, three full-length nude figures wrestling with snakes; Lacoon/Laokoon and his sons, red sulpher cameo, mounted in paper painted gold.
Credit line
V&A Wedgwood Collection. Presented by Art Fund with major support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, private donations and a public appeal.
Collection
Accession number
WE.3163-2014

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Record createdOctober 18, 2019
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