Mounted cameo with a hand pinching an earlobe. (Updated over a year ago)

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ROMAN LATE ANTIQUE Anonymous (284 - c. 500): The inscription in Greek says: Remember me your dear sweetheart and be well Sophronios. The motif of an ear-tweaking hand signifies a request for attention. The knotted object may represent remembrance. The late antique cameo was mounted in the modern era.

Tags: ancient , applied arts , cameo , jewelry , roman , roman late antique

Added to CSU World Image Archive on October 25, 2007.

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