Gem
Object Number:
29-128-1501
Current Location:
Collections storage
Provenience:
Mediterranean
Period:
Neoclassical
Date Made:
1700-1850 AD
Early Date:
1700
Late Date:
1850
Section:
Mediterranean
Materials:
Chrysoprase
Technique:
Cameo
Iconography:
Zeus Aegiochus
Jupiter Aegiochus
Oak Wreath
Aegis
Description:
Chrysoprase, cameo cut gem, unmounted. Oak-wreathered bust of Zeus (Zeus / Jupiter Aegiochus) facing, an aegis over his left shoulder. (Sommerville publication states aegis over shoulder; original card incorrectly states eagle)
Height:
16.6cm
Width:
13cm
Credit Line:
Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville
Other Number:
| 1501 | - | Sommerville Gem Number |
| 468 | - | Vermeule Number (Sommerville Gems) |
Bibliography:
[Book] Vermeule, Cornelius C. 1950. The Sommerville Gem Collection of the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. : Page/Fig./Plate: #468
[Book] Sommerville, Maxwell. 1877. Engraved Gems : Their Place in the History of Art. : Page/Fig./Plate: #1501
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