Italy
Prosperpine (?) Cameo: late 16th c.; Mount: late 18th c.
Agate: pink, white and pale grey; open gold mount with s-shaped wire suspension loop | 3.3 x 2.4 cm (cameo) | RCIN 65877
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Cameo with a bust of a young woman, in high relief, with her head in profile to the right and her shoulders and breast in three-quarter view. She wears a tunic. Her wavy hair is swept back beneath a wreath of leaves and fruit. Hair and drapery are both cut in the pink stratum and are not clearly defined.
This late 16th century Beauty may represent Proserpine, a Roman goddess of seasonal resurrection, following an image based on Roman prototypes.
Text adapted from Ancient and Modern Gems and Jewels in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, London, 2008Provenance
First recorded in the Royal Collection in 1872.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Agate: pink, white and pale grey; open gold mount with s-shaped wire suspension loop
Measurements
3.3 x 2.4 cm (cameo)
Place of Production
Italy
