File:Luxe & Antiquité51 camée Chartres.jpg
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Cameo of Chartres)
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| Title |
Cameo of Chartres) |
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| Description |
This famous cameo has been finely carved so that the three layers of a sardonyx colored with white give the illusion of a relief painting representing Jupiter with its attributes: scepter, eagle and lightning. The medieval mount bears verses of the Gospels with protective value. |
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| Date | First half of the 1st century (between 41 and 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Sardonyx and enamelled gold. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
Camée.1 |
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| Object history | Offered by Charles V of France at the Chartres cathedral around 1367. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | The enamelled gold frame is from the fourteenth century. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source | Self-photographed |
| Author | Finoskov |
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