Description & Technical information
The agate carved in greyish-brown on light brown jasper-type ground, carved to depict a bust length portrait of a man with short hair and robe across one shoulder, his face turned slightly left, collet set in gold thumb-moulded mount, simple oval suspension loop above.
Weight: 5.5g
Date: c.1580
Period: 16th Century
Origin: Italian
Medium: Agate
Dimensions: 3.2 x 1.9 cm (1¹/₄ x 0³/₄ inches)
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