The Goddess Flora Or Flora, Agate Cameo With Three Layers, In High Relief

Large three-layer agate cameo, representing the profile of the goddess Flore, Flora in Latin or Chloris in Greek.
it is a very beautiful cameo in high relief. the goddess is shown in profile with her gaze turned to the right.
the profile is carved in a layer of white agate, on a background of orange agate.
a third layer of agate appears in the crown of brown flowers that the goddess wears in her hair, we can even perceive a third layer in the brown leaves of her crown and a fourth layer in the white flowers placed on these leaves.
great thickness of agate and high relief of this cameo which is superb work of glyptic.
the face, the complicated hair, the crown of flowers etc ...everything is remarkable.
a very beautiful cameo of great quality, Napoleon III period, second part of the 19th century.
probably italian.
silver mount from the 19th century.
Flora plays in the plant world, the same essential role as Venus in the world of animate beings, men and animals.
it is often associated with Pomona.
a very nice cameo.
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