Gem

29-128-378

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-378
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Graeco-Roman Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Owl
Description

Sommerville: Pale Sardonyx. An Owl. The insignia of Minerva, usually on Athenian coins. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case V.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). An owl seated and facing. Graeco-Roman.

Height 0.6 cm
Width 0.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 378 - Sommerville Gem Number

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