Benjamin Harnett: Classical themes—copies of early Greek examples?

I was gifted this small collection of intaglios that I have no idea what to do with—no idea of their age (some might actually be old?) or provenance or relative quality. So I’m going to start by sharing some pictures since I think some are quite lovely to look at 🧵

These look to be more modern:

Classical themes—copies of early Greek examples?

Hellenistic vibe here

Again more archaic, mythical vibes

The Neptune seems very modern

The last is a hodgepodge of portraits. There’s some plaster stuck in the hair of one.

They're really lovely. Perhaps simply have them set into a shadow box? (Me, I'd probably turn them into a necklace.)

That’s what I’m thinking, some kind of box

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