An agate stone cameo with bust of a maenad, 20th century Circular gem of layered agate, reddish layer at the bottom and white at the top. Diameter 1.9 cm. Head of a bachante with leaves in her hair facing left. The style and comparable pieces suggest that this charming intaglio was created in the 19th century. Provenance: South German private collection. Condition: I

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