Actaeon Sardonyx Cameo

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 05 October 2016

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Actaeon Sardonyx Cameo — Skillful Roman cameo-carvers exploited the tonal contrast of some stones. This could be a simple two-tone contrast or a more subtle variation using all available gradations of shade. Sardonyx was particularly valued as a cameo-stone. Bequeathed by R. Payne Knight. Roman, 1st century BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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