Cameo of the Virgin and Child

Adrien Jean Maximilien Vachette, ca. 1050–1100 (cameo); ca. 1800 (frame)

Artist

Adrien Jean Maximilien Vachette (French, Cauffry 1753–1839 Paris)

Date

ca. 1050–1100 (cameo); ca. 1800 (frame)

Culture or place

Byzantine

Medium

Agate cameo, gold frame

Size

Overall: 3 1/16 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in. (7.7 x 5.4 x 0.7 cm) w/out frame: 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (6 x 4 cm)

Type

Lapidary Work-Agate

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed