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Splendid hand-engraved cameo on Madagascan Cassis shell, depicting a refined feminine profile with an elegant hat. A work of elegance typical of the finest Italian engraving tradition.

Worked on and signed by G. Aversano, Master engraver belonging to the artistic tradition of Torre del Greco, the capital of cameo craftsmanship.

Weight 9.44 g
Cameo measurements 50.9 mm (height) x 39 mm (width)

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Splendido cameo inciso a mano su conchiglia Cassis Madagascariensis, raffigurante un raffinato profilo femminile con elegante cappello. Opera di un’eleganza tipica della migliore tradizione incisoria italiana.


Lavorata e firmata da G. Aversano, Maestro incisore appartenente alla tradizione artistica della lavorazione dei camei di Torre del Greco, capitale della lavorazione del cameo.

Peso 9.44gr 
Misure cameo 50.9mm (altezza) x 39mm (larghezza)

Sarà spedito con confezione regalo e garanzia dei materiali. 

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Cassis madagascariensis - Cameo - Hand-carved cameo

Total weight: 9.44 g

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Specimen: Hand-carved cameo on a Cassis madagascariensis shell showing a refined female profile with hat; weight 9.44 g, signed by G. Aversano in the Italian engraving tradition from Torre del Greco.

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Specimen: Hand-carved cameo on a Cassis madagascariensis shell showing a refined female profile with hat; weight 9.44 g, signed by G. Aversano in the Italian engraving tradition from Torre del Greco.

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