1st-3rd century A.D. An amazonite cameo of the head of Eros, fleshy cheeks and chin and scruffy hair; pierced between the ears for suspension. See Sabino, R.C., Roman Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2016, pp.1-42, for the use of amazonite in the Roman cameos, cat. 137.5 (portrait of Tiberius in amazonite); see also cameo in amazonite (goddess Nemesis) in BM 1925,1002.31. 2.32 grams, 17 mm (5/8 in.). Acquired from Galerie Jean Phillipe Mariaud de Serres, 1990-2000. Property of a French collector. [No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price