Object Number | 29-128-213 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Renaissance |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx | Metal | Diamond |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Heracles | Lion |
Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Hercules with the Lion's skin. The setting and the diamond sparks are medieval and rude. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case M. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Gilt setting surrounded by paste brillants). Bust of the elder bearded Herakles to left, wearing lion skin. |
Length | 2.7 cm |
Width | 2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 213 - Sommerville Number |
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