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Cameo with Bust of a Young Woman set into a Pendant

Artwork Tombstone
CultureRoman
TitleCameo with Bust of a Young Woman set into a Pendant
Date100–400 CE
MediumOnyx and gold
DimensionsOverall: 5/8 x 1/2 in. (1.7 x 1.3 cm)
Credit LineBurton Y. Berry Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number66.35.10
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A white bust of a young woman who faces right on a black background. The slightly raised relief is set into a pendant with a gold twisted wire boarder and a strip loop at top. She wears a gown and her hair is arranged behind her head.

A white bust of a young woman who faces right on a black background. The slightly raised relief is set into a pendant with a gold twisted wire boarder and a strip loop at top. She wears a gown and her hair is arranged behind her head.

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"Cameo with Bust of a Young Woman set into a Pendant | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=66.35.10