Laureate head of Napoleon I of France
Object type: Cameo
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian, Rome
Artist: Pietro Pestrini|Clemente Pestrini
Artist bio: active first half of the 19th century|Italian, active first half of the 19th century
Artist role: Maker|Maker
Artist nationality:  |Italian
Date: ca. 1810
Medium: Sardonyx and gold
Dimensions: Overall: 1 15/16 x 1 1/2 in. (4.9 x 3.8 cm); visible cameo (confirmed): 47 x 35.7 x 11 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1940
Accession year: 1940
Tags: Napoleon I|Heads|Profiles|Wreaths