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Title: Head of a little boy
Date: first half 16th century
Culture: probably Italian, Venice
Medium: Carnelian and gold
Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/8 x 11/16 in. (2.8 x 1.8 cm); visible cameo: 16.8 x 13 x 10.9 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit Line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1938
Accession Number: 38.150.3
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