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Cameo allegory – Youth and Wisdom

Elegant hand-carved cameo depicting two opposing profiles, conceived as an allegorical representation of the two great stages of human experience: Youth and Wisdom.

The piece is hand-engraved on Cassis Madagascariensis, it is made in Torre del Greco, the historic Italian center of artistic coral and seashell workmanship, signed on the back by the engraver V. Langella.
Weight 16.28 g
Cameo measurements 60 mm (height) x 46 mm (width)

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Cameo allegorico – La Giovinezza e la Saggezza

Elegante cameo inciso a mano raffigurante due profili contrapposti, concepiti come rappresentazione allegorica delle due grandi fasi dell’esperienza umana: la Giovinezza e la Saggezza. 

L’opera è incisa a mano su Cassis Madagascariensis, è realizzata a Torre del Greco, storico centro italiano della lavorazione artistica del corallo e delle conchiglie, firmato sul retro dall’incisore V. Langella.
Peso 16.28gr
Misure cameo 60mm (altezza) x 46mm (larghezza)

Sarà spedito con confezione regalo e garanzia dei materiali. 

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Cassis madagascariensis - Cameo - Hand-carved cameo

Total weight: 16.28 g

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Specimen: hand-engraved allegorical cameo depicting Youth and Wisdom, carved on Cassis madagascariensis, Italy, 60×46 mm, 16.28 g, unisex antique piece signed by V. Langella; no laboratory report.

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Specimen: hand-engraved allegorical cameo depicting Youth and Wisdom, carved on Cassis madagascariensis, Italy, 60×46 mm, 16.28 g, unisex antique piece signed by V. Langella; no laboratory report.

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