ANCIENT JEWELLERY & SEAL RINGS HAMMER AUCTION | Apr 21, 2026
Lot 343
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

Lot 343 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.

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From a European collection since the 1980's.

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