A LARGE ROMAN CAMEO OF A VEILED WOMAN IN A GOLD MOUNT, 1ST CENTURY AD A LARGE ROMAN CAMEO OF A VEILED WOMAN IN A GOLD MOUNT, 1ST CENTURY AD A LARGE ROMAN CAMEO OF A VEILED WOMAN IN A GOLD MOUNT, 1ST CENTURY AD A LARGE ROMAN CAMEO OF A VEILED WOMAN IN A GOLD MOUNT, 1ST CENTURY AD

A LARGE ROMAN CAMEO OF A VEILED WOMAN IN A GOLD MOUNT, 1ST CENTURY AD

Reference: ART6001054

An important cameo in sardonyx of the Augustan period showing a the bust of veiled woman facing left. The cameo is encased in a contemporary gold mount with two rolled clasps at the back.

The representation could well be a goddess associated with the family of Augustus, possibly Juno.
Gold and sardonyx, Roman 1st.c.B.C./ A.D.
56 by 40 mm.
Weight: 28.8 gr.

PROVENANCE
From a European collection since the 1980's.