Intaglio with Profile Bust of a Boy and Greek Letters
Colorful gemstones have been prized since antiquity, not only for their beauty but also for their healing and protective powers. The art of shaping these materials into intaglios (images cut into the surface) and cameos (images formed above the surface) was perfected in ancien...
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35828
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Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore and New York; inherited by Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931; Mrs. Henry Walters Sale, New York, 1942; purchased by Joseph Brummer, New York, 1942; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1942.
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en
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2
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red jasper
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