Cameo jewel from the 'Girona'

Spanish

Ulster Museum

circa 1588

Portrait cameo thought to depict one of the Roman Caesars. The cameo is in excellent condition and it retains its eight pearls and the green enamel in the two settings at the top.

• Medium: gold, pearls, lapis lazuli
• Dimensions: 4.1 x 2.7cm
• Art Fund Grant: £35000 ( Total: £35,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1999
• Vendor: Maritime & Coastguard Agency

Provenance

Found in the 'Girona' wreck site in 1997

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