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29-128-169

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-169
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Renaissance
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Lioness
Description

Sommerville: Onyx - A Lioness. Beautiful utilization of color of the stone. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case K.

Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Lionness springing to left.

Length 2.5 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 169 - Sommerville Gem Number

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