Cassis madagascariensis - Cameo - Hand-carved cameo

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

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Unisex antique hand-engraved cameo on Cassis Madagascariensis shell, 70 x 54.5 mm and 21.98 g, titled Cameo Inciso A Mano and signed by master engraver Demire, featuring a female figure listening with a lyre between her hands in a classical Apollonian dialogue.

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Beautiful hand-carved round cameo on a Madagascar Cassis shell. The protagonist, recognizable by the lyre in his hands, recalls the iconographic tradition of Apollo, while the female figure listens attentively, establishing a silent dialogue made of art and feeling.

Work inspired by classical culture and the romantic taste that characterized much of Italy's glyptic production in the twentieth century. Carved and signed by master engraver “Demire,” belonging to the artistic tradition of Torre del Greco cameos, the capital of cameo craftsmanship.

Weight: 21.98 g
Cameo dimensions: 70 mm (height) x 54.5 mm (width)

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

Beautiful hand-carved round cameo on a Madagascar Cassis shell. The protagonist, recognizable by the lyre in his hands, recalls the iconographic tradition of Apollo, while the female figure listens attentively, establishing a silent dialogue made of art and feeling.

Work inspired by classical culture and the romantic taste that characterized much of Italy's glyptic production in the twentieth century. Carved and signed by master engraver “Demire,” belonging to the artistic tradition of Torre del Greco cameos, the capital of cameo craftsmanship.

Weight: 21.98 g
Cameo dimensions: 70 mm (height) x 54.5 mm (width)

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

Details

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