Object Number | 29-128-398 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Dionysos | Antinous |
Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Dionysus (Bacchus) in his youth. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case W. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Vine-wreathed draped bust of a young man facing to right. Sommerville identifies him as Dionysos, but the features suggest the gem was copied after some ancient portrait of Hadrians favorite, Antinous as Dionysos. Neo-Classic, in very good style. |
Height | 1.8 cm |
Width | 2.3 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 398 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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