Date : approx. entre 1100 et 1300
Matériaux : Jasper
Acquisition : Milton Weill Collection (1940)
Art byzantin
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Objet(s) d'Art
Object of worship (Camée)
Vitrine : V02
Région en relation
Byzance
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Devotional cameos were often worn on necklaces or set into other types of jewelery. Imitation cameos of glass paste were made in large quantity for those who could not afford expensive cameos carved of semiprecious stones.
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Les camées
Le terme de camée, emprunté de l'italien cameo est de même origine que camaïeu.
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