Julia Titi Cameo: 16th c.; Mount: late 18th c.

Saxon onyx: off-white on pinkish-brown; open gold mount with moulded frame, suspension loop and ring | 2.0 x 1.4 cm (cameo) | RCIN 65837

Description

Cameo with a bust of Julia Titi (AD 64-91), daughter of the Emperor Titus, in profile to the left. Her hair is elaborately arranged into a pile of tight curls at the front and a bun of plaited coils at the back. She wears a tunic.

Text adapted from Ancient and Modern Gems and Jewels in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, London, 2008

Provenance

First recorded in the Royal Collection in 1872.
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Saxon onyx: off-white on pinkish-brown; open gold mount with moulded frame, suspension loop and ring

agate, gold, cornelian

carved

Measurements

2.0 x 1.4 cm (cameo)
Groupings
Category
Gems and Jewellery
Object type(s)
visual works
sculptures
cameos
costume
costume accessories
jewellery
pendants
References

Other number(s)

G&J 2008 : Piacenti, K., Boardman, J., 2008. Ancient and Modern Gems and Jewels in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, London – G&J 2008 119

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