Bust of a Roman

Medium

Cryptocrystalline quartz (probably chalcedony) and gold

Dimensions

Overall in gold frame: 3 x 2 3/16 in. (7.6 x 5.5 cm); Visible cameo: 69.3 x 49.6 x 20.2 mm

Classification

Lapidary Work-Gems

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Milton Weil Collection, 1938

Accession Number

38.150.30

Rights

Public Domain

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