Antique Cameo Photos

Ancient Greek & Roman artists carved gems or shells, often with colored layers so reliefs ended with light or dark figures over an oppositely shaded background. Such cameos also became an ancient model for cameo works made of glass both in ancient & modern times.

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Greek Ptolemaic onyx cameo at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Eagle onyx cameo at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Lion onyx cameo at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Onyx cameo of Emperor Claudius at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.
Greek Ptolemaic onyx cameo (278-270 BCE) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Eagle onyx cameo (27 BCE) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Lion onyx cameo (middle 1stC) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Onyx cameo of Emperor Claudius (41-54) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.
Onyx Gemma Claudia cameo of Emperor Claudius with wife & parents at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Onyx cameo of Emperor Caligula with figure of Rome at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Onyx Gemma Augustea cameo showing Augustus Caesar with gods at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Roman cameo of Victory driving chariot with Eros at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.
Onyx Gemma Claudia cameo of Emperor Claudius with wife & parents (49) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Onyx cameo of Emperor Caligula with figure of Rome (37-41) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Onyx Gemma Augustea cameo showing Augustus Caesar with gods (9-12) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Roman cameo of Victory driving chariot with Eros (31 BCE-14 CE) at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.
Roman cameo of Julio-Claudian couple at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Roman cameo of medusa at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Roman cameo of medusa in Byzantine ring at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Roman glass cameo portrait of Emperor Augustus at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman cameo of Julio-Claudian couple (1stC CE) at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Roman cameo of medusa (2nd or 3rd C CE) at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Roman cameo of medusa (1st or 2ndC CE) in Byzantine ring (5thC) at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Roman glass cameo portrait of Emperor Augustus (early 1stC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Roman cameo glass J. Pierpont Morgan cup at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman cameo glass winecup with scenes of Bacchus & Ariadne at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Cameo glass of Satyr handing grapes to infant Bacchus from Italy at Petit Palace Museum. Paris, France.Mosaic glass & cameo glass from Eastern Mediterranean at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.
Roman cameo glass J. Pierpont Morgan cup (early 1stC) at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Roman cameo glass winecup (skyphos) with scenes of Bacchus & Ariadne (25 BCE - 25 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Cameo glass of Satyr handing grapes to infant Bacchus (early 1stC CE) from Italy at Petit Palace Museum. Paris, France.Mosaic glass & cameo glass (1st-4th C CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.
Gold plating oval brooch with sapphire from Southern Russia under cameo bracelet at Altes Museum. Berlin, Germany.Stone cameo of child's face from Rome mounted in gold in France at Cluny Museum. Paris, France.Platter set with cameos from Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Diadem of Empress Joséphine consisting of cameos, gold, silver, precious stones & pearls, given by her brother-in-law, Joachim Mural, King of Naples at Masséna Museum. Nice, France.
Gold plating oval brooch with sapphire (1stC CE) from Southern Russia under cameo bracelet at Altes Museum. Berlin, Germany.Stone cameo of child's face (2ndC) from Rome mounted in gold (early 15thC) in France at Cluny Museum. Paris, France.Platter set with cameos (mid 17thC) from Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Diadem of Empress Joséphine (c1808-14) consisting of cameos, gold, silver, precious stones & pearls, given by her brother-in-law, Joachim Mural, King of Naples at Masséna Museum. Nice, France.
Sèvres porcelain plate imitating antique cameo of Penelope caught unwinding her weaving in the Odyssey by Jean-Marie Degault at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Breast ornament with fish, opal & cameo with sea maidens by René Lalique at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

Sèvres porcelain plate imitating antique cameo of Penelope caught unwinding her weaving in the Odyssey (1813-5) by Jean-Marie Degault at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Breast ornament with fish, opal & cameo with sea maidens (1899-90) by René Lalique (Paris) at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.

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