Cameos
98
Cornelian.
21x20x10
Bust of a woman, leaning forward with head inclined to her left. A small break at the front of the hair; the back of the head raised on a low plinth looking a little like a veil. A light chiton passing over one shoulder. She holds a twisted staff, so probably is a goddess, perhaps Demeter.
Finest quality; 1st cent. BC.
101
Sardonyx, bluish, set in an ancient gold pendant with loop.
19x18.
Head of Medusa.
2nd/3rd cent. AD.
102
Sardonyx, brown, white, brown.
15x11.
Bust of Athena, with Corinthian helmet and cross-straps for the aegis.
1st/2nd cent. AD.
104
White on deep blue glass, set in an ancient gold pendant with loop.
20x17.
Head of a woman or youth wearing a cap.
2nd/3rd cent. AD?
105
White on deep blue glass, set in an ancient gold pendant, with twisted border.
38x26.
Bust of a woman, in a classicizing style.
1st/2nd cent. AD?
106
Sardonyx.
17.5x12.5.
An old man in a loincloth is cutting the throat of a pig over a handled bowl held out by a woman wearing a chiton. Ground line.
1st cent. AD.
107
Sardonyx.
18x15.
Two Erotes in a boat; one busy with the cargo, the other driving, with a whip, the two dolphins which pull the boat. Waves indicated below.
1st cent. AD.
109
Glass, pale blue on dark blue, bevelled edge.
20x15.
Eros rides a reined dolphin.
1st/2nd cent. AD.
111
Yellowish grey on blue; glass? Set in an ancient gold pendant with loop and twisted strip border.
14x11.
A dog is tearing the body of a hare. Ground line.
3rd cent. AD.
113
18x12.
Bust of a dressed woman wearing a necklace, in the style of Faustina II.
Late 2nd cent. AD.
116
Sardonyx ringstone, shape C7.
16x13.
In a border the inscription in Greek: EUTYCHI KRESIGEAMA KALLIPEINE.
3rd cent. AD.