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Gemma
Gemma
Year
I d.C. - II d.C.
Materials
conchiglia e onice
Inventory
0947/PM
Dimensions
Altezza: 11 mm., Peso: 2,60 mm., Larghezza: 7 mm., Spessore: 2 mm.
Subject
Testa femminile
Artists
Bottega dei Regi Archivi
Cultural scope
ambito piemontese
Description
Cammeo di colore bianco e marrone di conchiglia e onice con spot rossi di forma ovale, lavorato a basso rilievo con scalpellini al di sopra di una base in onice di colore marrone con striature. Tagliato piano-parallelo a sezione tronco-conica. Il soggetto raffigurato è una testa femminile di profilo a sinistra; viso allungato; capelli ravviati indietro le cui ciocche sono incise a punta finissima e fermate in uno chignon. Collo nudo, spalla sinistra coperta da un lembo del manto: piccole orecchie: profilo del viso finemente inciso, in modo particolare occhio e arcata sopraccigliare. Mento allungato, naso dritto.
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Iconografia nota nella glittica romana (si veda per esempio M. Maaskant-Kleibrinck, Catalogue of the Engraved Gems in the Royal Coin Cabinet,The Hague, The Greek, Etruscan, Roman Collections,1978, Wiesbaden; Zazoff P., Die antiken Gemmen, Munchen 1983).
Bibliography
Collezioni del Museo Civico d'Arte Antica di Torino. Cammei, intagli e paste vitree, 2009
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