The Metropolitan Museum of Art European Cameo Pendant Necklace | Necklaces

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The Cameo Defining This Necklace Nods To The “Marlborough Gem,” A 19Th-Century Adornment In The Met’S European Sculpture And Decorative Arts Holdings. So Named For Reputedly Belonging To A Collection Formed By The Fourth Duke Of Marlborough, The Original Ornament Features A Central Cameo Based On A Roman Type In Which The Subject Glances Over Her Shoulder. She’S Framed By An Assortment Of Smaller Cameos—Added By A Subsequent Owner—A Few Of Which May Claim Classical Origins. The Museum’S Ensemble Illustrates The Age-Old Practice Of Incorporating Cameos To Build Pieces Of Greater Complexity.

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