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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