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title: Gonzaga Cameo
author: Sailko
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11737/gonzaga-cameo/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gonzaga Cameo

_Authored by Sailko_

## Image File

[![Gonzaga Cameo](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11737.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11737.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Gonzaga Cameo (named after Renaissance dukes of Mantua) is a miniature masterpiece of [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) art, attributed to [Ptolemy II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus/) (r. 285-246 BCE) and [Arsinoe II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Arsinoe_II_Philadelphus/) (r. circa 272 - c.268 BCE). Sardonyx, provenance unknown, ca. 3rd cent. BCE or later. (SHM inv. no. GR-12.678). State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg,

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cammeo_gonzaga_con_doppio_ritratto_di_tolomeo_II_e_arsinoe_II,_III_sec._ac._(alessandria),_da_hermitage.jpg) by [**Sailko**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cammeo_gonzaga_con_doppio_ritratto_di_tolomeo_II_e_arsinoe_II,_III_sec._ac._(alessandria),_da_hermitage.jpg). Submitted by [Branko van Oppen](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/bvoppen/ "User Page: Branko van Oppen"), published on 20 January 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.