Brooch with cameo of medusa

Brooch with cameo of medusa

Castellani and Sons, Rome

Gold, rubies, pearl, agate, enamel

3 7/16 x 2 1/16 x 11/16 inches

Private collection

I would like to thank Susan Weber Soros, Director of the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, which holds copyright on this image, and the owners of the original object, for sharing this image with the Victorian Web.

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    References

    Soros, Susan Weber, and Stefanie Walker. The Castellani and Italian Archeological Jewelry. New Haven: Yale UP, 2004. Cat. no. 143.

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