Actaeon Sardonyx Cameo

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 05). Actaeon Sardonyx Cameo. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5814/actaeon-sardonyx-cameo/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Actaeon Sardonyx Cameo." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 05, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5814/actaeon-sardonyx-cameo/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Actaeon Sardonyx Cameo." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 05 Oct 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5814/actaeon-sardonyx-cameo/. Web. 17 Jul 2025.

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