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Cameos are often worn as jewelry, but in ancient times were mainly used for signet rings and large earrings, although the largest examples were probably too large for this, and were just admired as objets d'art. Stone cameos of great artistry were made in Greece dating back as far as the 5th century BC. [6]
The Blacas Cameo is an unusually large Ancient Roman cameo, 12.8 cm (5.0 in) high, carved from a piece of sardonyx with four alternating layers of white and brown. [1] It shows the profile head of the Roman emperor Augustus and probably dates from shortly after his death (aged 75) in AD 14, perhaps from AD 20–50. [ 2 ]
It is a rather late member of a group of spectacular imperial engraved gems, sometimes called "State Cameos", [3] the earlier members of which presumably originated in the inner court circle of Augustus, as they show him with divine attributes that were still politically sensitive, and in some cases have sexual aspects that would not have been ...
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There is a small group of spectacular imperial engraved gems, cameos carved in contrasting colours of stone.These are sometimes called "State Cameos", [11] that presumably originated, and were probably only seen, in the inner court circle of Augustus, as they show him with divine attributes that were still politically sensitive, and in some cases have sexual aspects that would not have been ...
More than 900 stone circles have been discovered across the country but Stonehenge held unique significance for the island’s ancient people, the study argues, including newcomers who migrated ...
The cameo, which is rare in intaglio form, seems to have reached Greece around the 3rd century; the Farnese Tazza is the only major surviving Hellenistic example (depending on the date assigned to the Gonzaga Cameo – see below), but other glass-paste imitations with portraits suggest that gem-type cameos were made in this period. [11]
The stone’s origin could be anywhere between “Orkney and Shetland, down through parts of Caithness and Sutherland, down to Inverness, and then eastwards across to Aberdeenshire,” Bevins said.