Bidspirit auction | ROMAN AGATE CAMEO WITH DOUBLE

ROMAN AGATE CAMEO WITH DOUBLE CAPITA JUGATA IN GOLD PENDANT - Ca. AD 1 - 300. An agate cameo carved with two opposed pairs of capita jugata, forming a janiform composition of four male profiles. Each pair is joined at the neck and faces outward from the centre, with layered hair and beards. The cameo is set in a possibly later gold pendant with a plain inner frame, an openwork scroll border, and a ribbed suspension loop above. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 200000772. Size: 47mm x 34mm; Weight: 19g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier present on the German art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.