Artwork preview

Cameo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval cameo brooch, set with a silver-tone metal frame, featuring a white relief sculpture of an older man with medium length wavy hair and a beard, facing left. The cameo is surrounded by 10 diamond-like stones arranged in a flower-like pattern. The brooch has a pin fastener on the right side. Title: Cameo. Artist unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Onyx, gold, diamonds
Dimensions:
496 × 624 px
Museum record:
View original
Palette