Object Number | 29-128-2094 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Creator | Pichler |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Topaz |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Female Figure | Signature | Agrippina |
Description | Vermeule: Topaz. Intaglio. (Modern silvered ring setting) Neo-Classic. Signed in Greek letters by Pichler. Female figure seated to right in contemplation, a wreath in field at left. She supports an urn probably containing the ashes of deceased one in her left hand. Style is Graeco-Roman in Neo-Classic interpretation similar to marble reliefs of Canova and Thorvaldsen. |
Height | 2 cm |
Width | 1.8 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2094 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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