Description

Cameo Of A Greek Philosopher Mounted In Gold Ring Late 18th Century

Superb two-layer agate cameo representing a Greek philosopher.
the glyptic work is superb and the details are striking.
this cameo therefore represents the bust profile of a philosopher, his face turned to the left.
The background on which this profile is carved is in bluish-gray white crystal agate and the upper layer of this cameo is white.
thus this beautiful philosopher with hair and a curly beard was sculpted in the thickness of white agate.
the details of the face are magnificent, the sculptor has put a lot of talent in the realization of the beard and the hair.

Whenyou look at this cameo from certain angles you can see very well the work done by the artist to make the most of the two layers of agate and if we look at this cameo in the area at the bottom right, we can see this work very well remarkable and the different strata of agate.
it is very thick, near 1 cm.

A very nice cameo of great quality and finesse for enlightened collectors.
a collector's item.
an italian work probably dating from the grand tour at the end of the 18th century or the beginning of the 19th century.
the gold setting is posterior, very light, and dates from the end of the XIX th century.

Period: Late 18th century

Provenance: Italy

Dimensions : 26mm x 23mm

Ring size: 7

Weight: 14.4 gr