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Splendid hand-carved cameo on a Cassis Madagascariensis shell, depicting a refined female profile of elegance typical of the finest tradition of Italian cameo engraving. The various color layers of the shell are highlighted by the three-dimensionality of the piece.

Carved by Master Engraver V. Langella, belonging to the artistic tradition of Torre del Greco, the hub of cameo craftsmanship.

Weight 4.87 g
Cameo measurements 40 mm (height) x 30.3 mm (width)

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Splendido cameo inciso a mano su conchiglia Cassis Madagascariensis, raffigurante un raffinato profilo femminile di un’eleganza tipica della migliore tradizione incisoria italiana. I vari strati di colore della conchiglia vengono messi in risalto dalla tridimensionalità dell’opera.


Lavorata da Maestro incisore V. Langella, appartenente alla tradizione artistica della lavorazione dei camei di Torre del Greco, capitale della lavorazione del cameo.

Peso 4.87gr 
Misure cameo 40mm (altezza) x 30.3mm (larghezza)

Sarà spedito con confezione regalo e garanzia dei materiali. 

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Total weight: 8.81 g

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Specimen: hand-engraved cameo on a Cassis madagascariensis shell (scientific name Cassis madagascariensis); unisex, antique style, made in Italy, weight 8.81 g, titled Cameo Inciso a Mano.

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Specimen: hand-engraved cameo on a Cassis madagascariensis shell (scientific name Cassis madagascariensis); unisex, antique style, made in Italy, weight 8.81 g, titled Cameo Inciso a Mano.

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