Cassis madagascariensis - Cameo - Hand-engraved cameo

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Ruth Garrido Vila
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila

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

Estimate  € 380 - € 450
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Description from the seller

Magnificent hand-engraved cameo on Madagascar Cassis shell, made by V. Langella, engraver belonging to the prestigious artistic tradition of Torre del Greco, the world capital of cameo art.
The cameo depicts a double profile: Faun (the God Pan in classical tradition) and Minerva (Athena in Greek mythology), goddess of war and allegory of virtue.
Weight 14.34 g
Cameo dimensions: 62 mm (height) x 47 mm (width)

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

Magnificent hand-engraved cameo on Madagascar Cassis shell, made by V. Langella, engraver belonging to the prestigious artistic tradition of Torre del Greco, the world capital of cameo art.
The cameo depicts a double profile: Faun (the God Pan in classical tradition) and Minerva (Athena in Greek mythology), goddess of war and allegory of virtue.
Weight 14.34 g
Cameo dimensions: 62 mm (height) x 47 mm (width)

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

Details

Era
1900-2000
Laboratory report
No laboratory report
Style
Antique
Metal
Cassis madagascariensis
Brand jewellery
No
Total weight
14.34 g
Condition
As new - unused
Gender
Unisex
Country of origin
Italy
Title additional information
Hand-engraved cameo
ItalyVerified
90
Objects sold
100%
Private

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