Engraved Gem with Cassandra (Front)

Type A2. Oval gem engraved with the image of a portrait bust of a female figure. She wears a laurel wreath with fillets and her long hair falls over her shoulders. Drapery covers her breasts, but not her shoulder or arms. The woman has variously been identified as Cassandra, a Sibyl, a priestess and a Muse. The laurel wreath and fillets do suggest a priestess or oracle of Apollo, and either a Sibyl or Cassandra is appropriate.