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The fleshy pink and lavender tones and opulent setting are rather at variance with the emperor’s gross features, which were modeled on a Medici cameo reproduced in an engraving in Antonio Francesco Gori’s Museum florentinum (Florence, 1731–34). Our gem had this mount when it was in the Marlborough collection.
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Title: Bust of the Emperor Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus, 9–79)
Date: probably mid-18th century
Culture: Italian
Medium: Onyx, mounted in gold, with rubies, amethyst, and emerald, as a pendant
Dimensions: Overall, with bail: 2 7/8 x 1 9/16 in. (7.3 x 4 cm); visible cameo: 37.6 x 28.6 x 8.3 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit Line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1939
Accession Number: 39.22.13
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