Bracelet with six cameos of Roman emperors

Bracelet with six cameos of Roman emperors designed (?) and manufacured by Castellani and Sons, Rome. Gold and chalcedony. 8 11/16 inches long with 1-inch diameter cameos. 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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Bibliography

Soros, Susan Weber, and Stefanie Walker. The Castellani and Italian Archeological Jewelry. New Haven: Yale UP, 2004. Cat no. 66.


Last modified 11 February 2005