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Glyptics | Rome | Cameos
41. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Cameo “Messalina with her children”.
Sardonyx. 40—42 CE.
Frame made in the 17th cent.
Inv. No. Camee. 277.
Paris, National Library of France, Cabinet of Medals.
42. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Cameo “Trajan”.
Sardonyx. Rome, ca. 110 CE.
Golden frame, enamel, ruby — Paris, 17th century.
Inv. No. Camee. 289.
Paris, National Library of France, Cabinet of Medals.
43. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Head of Amor.
Bluish grey chalcedony. 1st century CE.
Inv. No. 13917.
Perm, Perm Regional Museum of Local Lore.
44. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Bacchus and Ariadne.
Cameo.
Blue and white glass.
Late 1st cent. BCE — early 1st cent. CE.
Inv. No. ex MANN 153651.
Pompeii, Antiquarium.
45. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Ariadne.
Cameo.
Blue and white glass.
Late 1st cent. BCE — early 1st cent. CE.
Inv. No. ex MANN 153652.
Pompeii, Antiquarium.
46. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Head of Medusa.
Onyx.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Palazzo Caffarelli-Clementino, Capitoline Coin Cabinet.
47. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Bather.
Sardonyx.
Roman, 1st century CE.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
48. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Comic mask of Silenus.
Sardonyx.
1st century.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
49. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Eagle.
Sardonyx. Roman, 2nd century.
3.2 × 1.7 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
50. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Frog.
Amethyst. Roman, 1st century BCE — 1st century CE.
2.4 × 2.0 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
51. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Hand, ear and inscription.
Sardonyx. Roman, 2nd century CE.
1.6 × 1.3 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
52. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Julia.
Three-color glass. Rome. 1st century.
Height 2.2 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
53. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Minerva.
Three-layered sardonyx. 1st century.
3.3 × 2.3 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
54. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Penelope.
Two-colour glass.
Roman. 1st century BCE — 1st century CE.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
55. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Roma.
Glass. Rome. 1st century.
2.9 × 1.6 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
56. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Sphinx.
Two-layered onyx. Roman, 1st century CE.
1.6 × 2.2 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
57. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Apollo and Artemis.
Sardonyx.
Alexandria. 1st century BCE.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
58. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Julia Domna.
Sardonyx. Roman, 3rd century.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
59. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Diana.
Three-layered sardonyx.
1st century.
Workshop of Dioskourides.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
60. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Victoria with a team of four horses.
Signature: “Rufus made”.
Sardonyx. Roman. 1st century BCE.
2.6 × 1.9 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.