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29-128-211

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-211
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Imperial Roman Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chalcedony
Technique Cameo
Iconography Medusa
Description

Sommerville: White Chalcedony. Medusa (cinque-cento). Greek and Roman Cameos, Case M.

Vermeule: White chalcedony. Cameo; broken irregularly; no setting. Head of Medusa facing. Mediocre quality.

Length 1.5 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 211 - Sommerville Number | 261 - Vermeule Number (Sommerville Gems)

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