A pair of antique gold cufflinks by Carlo Giuliano,

the four yellow gold pentagonal terminals cast and chased to depict
the truncated profile in sinister of a helmeted warrior, possibly
Achilles, joined with figure of eight links and signed 'CG'.

The cufflinks were cast by Giuliano from a sard intaglio
mounted in a gold ring in the British Museum


Provenance of intaglio,

- Charles Townley (1737-1805), who believed it ancient
and probably purchased it in Rome, before 1791
- Peregrine Edward Towneley, his cousin
-Acquired by The British Museum in 1814, inv. 1913,0307.2

Published:

- R.E. Raspe & J. Tassie, A Descriptive Catalogue of a General Collection of Ancient and
Modern Engraved Gems, Cameos as Well as Intaglios, Taken From the Most Celebrated
 Cabinets in Europe; and Cast in Coloured Pastes, White Enamel, and Sulphur,
London 1791, no. 1662

- A.H. Smith & A.S. Murray, A Catalogue of engraved gems in the British Museum,
London 1888, no. 1385 (described as ancient, and possibly depicting Achilles)

- O.M. Dalton, Catalogue of the engraved gems of the Post-Classical
periods, London 1915, no. 873

With thanks to Hadrien Rambach for identifying the original intaglio.