Agate portrait cameo of a man in classical style, antique mounted as a pendant

Date	c.1580
Period	16th Century
Origin	Italian
Medium	Agate
Dimensions	3.2 x 1.9 cm (1¹/₄ x 0³/₄ inches)
Gallery	S.J. Phillips Ltd

Description
Technical

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)
Categories: Jewellery