Cassis madagascariensis - Cameo - hand-carved cameo

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Ruth Garrido Vila
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Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.

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Unisex antique-style cameo hand-engraved on a Cassis madagascariensis shell, made in Italy, weighing 23.03 g with a 70 mm by 52 mm profile, depicting Flora, and provided in gift packaging with a materials warranty.

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Magnificent hand-engraved cameo on a Madagascar Cassis shell, created by an engraver belonging to the prestigious artistic tradition of Torre del Greco, the world capital of cameo art.
The subject depicted in the piece features iconographic characteristics that recall Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and spring.
Weight 23.03 g
Cameo dimensions: 70 mm (height) x 52 mm (width)

It will be shipped with a gift box and a materials warranty.

Magnificent hand-engraved cameo on a Madagascar Cassis shell, created by an engraver belonging to the prestigious artistic tradition of Torre del Greco, the world capital of cameo art.
The subject depicted in the piece features iconographic characteristics that recall Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and spring.
Weight 23.03 g
Cameo dimensions: 70 mm (height) x 52 mm (width)

It will be shipped with a gift box and a materials warranty.

Details

Era
1900-2000
Laboratory report
No laboratory report
Style
Antique
Metal
Cassis madagascariensis
Brand jewellery
No
Total weight
23.03 g
Condition
As new - unused
Gender
Unisex
Country of origin
Italy
Title additional information
hand-carved cameo
ItalyVerified
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Objects sold
100%
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