Object Number | 29-128-11 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Italian |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1700-1799 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Metal | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Man | Woman | Priapus | Sacrifice |
Description | Sommerville: Onyx. The Sacrifice (della Fecundita) A man and wife making a sacrifice to Priapus that they may have an offspring. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case A. Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. [Gold pendant mount with loop]. Satyr and Maened making a sacrifice to a terminal figure of Pan, a ram's head hangs from a tree at the right. The Satyr holds a serpent. Italian, 18th Century. |
Length | 4.3 cm |
Width | 3.3 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 11 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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