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Cameo; agate; seven layers, composite of onyx and sardonyx, square in shape; Mars and Venus trapped by Vulcan; busts of Classical deities form circle around scene; emblem on each corner: dove of Venus, anvil and tongs of Vulcan, helmet and shield of Mars; signature.
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