A cameo that's a gem or shell carved with a raised design.
In the Byzantine world, cameos with religious imagery were used for private devotion as portable icons or amulets. The preciousness of their material enhanced the value. Saint George was a legendary warrior, saint, and martyr who died at the end of the 3rd century AD.
Cameo Bust of Saint George
Byzantium, 900s AD
Bloodstone
The Dudley P. Allen Collection 1959:41
