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This cameo reproduces the lower right section of an ancient onyx (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna) that allegorizes Octavian’s naval victory over the forces of Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C. Evoking antiquity in tantalizing fragmentary form, it was apparently conceived as a deliberate forgery.
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Title: Two Tritons
Date: late 18th century
Culture: probably Italian
Medium: Onyx fragment and gold
Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (2.9 x 4.5 cm); visible cameo (confirmed): 38.8 x 39.6 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit Line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1940
Object Number: 40.20.4
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