Aquamarine heads of Sabina from Venice and Florence

“3.1. The princess in VeniceIn the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Venice there is a charming small head (3 cm) in aquamarine (Pls 6a–d), identified at different times and by different scholars mainly as Cleopatra VII, although Sabina too has also been suggested.Aquamarine is quite rare in Roman glyptic both for its high value and for … Continue reading Aquamarine heads of Sabina from Venice and Florence