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Late Renaissance Agate Cameo Ring Alessandro de' Medici

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Cameo depicting Alessandro de' Medici, known as (IL Moro or 'The Moor'), c. 16th - 17th century, in later gold ring mount, cameo 2.0cm high, ring size 7
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