Gem

29-128-1359

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1359
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Northern European (uncertain)
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Northern Europe (uncertain)
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx | Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Phaethon | Zodiac
Description

Sommerville: Maculated agate-onyx. The fall of Phaethon, with the Zodiac. Miscellaneous Cameos, Case OOOO.

Vermeule: Agate-Sardonyx. Cameo. (Gilt mounting) The fall of Phaeton, the complex scene taking place above and below the belt of the Zodiac. 17th century work, perhaps northern European.

Height 2.7 cm
Width 2.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1359 - Sommerville Gem Number

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