As the Gemma Augustea and the Gemma Tiberiana ranked roughly equal in the hierarchy of antique cameos, the pairing made excellent sense.

The Crown of Napoleon was made by the jeweller Martin-Guillaume Biennais with antique cameos for the coronation of the Emperor in 1804.

(1731-32) covered antique cameos and portraits, with 200 plates.

These antique cameos, some more than 2000 years old, are either displayed in museums or are in private collections.

Her face was as smooth and pure as his mother's antique cameo.

Four of the segments and all fleur-de-lis are adorned with precious stones while two carry antique cameos.

She wore a simple dark dress, demure but stylish, an antique cameo fastened at her throat.

Buying antique cameos is tricky because the subject matter and carving techniques changed little over the centuries.

Philadelphus and Arsinoe; after a drawing by Ingres from an antique cameo.

I settled for an antique cameo.