Gem

29-128-869

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-869
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Jadeite
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Silenus | Maenad | Satyr | Inscription
Description

Sommerville: Jade. Triumph of Silenus. Eight figures are visible. Silenus is seated on an ass, his favorite means of transport. There is also some Abraxas inscription. A superb specimen. Intaglios and Their Imprints, Case CCC.

Vermeule: Light green jade. Intaglio. Triumph of Silenus on ass riding right, attended by satyr and maenads and an Eros bringing up the rear. Star or crescent appears in front. Abraxus (?) Inscription. Neo-Classic.

Height 6.9 cm
Width 5.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 869 - Sommerville Gem Number

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