Cameo with Theatre Mask
SculptureRoman1st-2nd century CE

Cameo with Theatre Mask

1st-2nd century CE

Classification
Sculpture
Technique
Intaglio
Medium
Onyx
Culture
Roman
Century
1st-2nd century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

0.95 cm (3/8 in.)

Provenance

Owen Bryant, (by 1910), gift; to The Fogg Museum.

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