Gem

29-128-712

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-712
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1880
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chalcedony | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Athena | Corinthian Helmet
Description

Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx. Minerva. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case QQ.

Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Bust of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet. 19th century.

Height 1.5 cm
Width 2.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 712 - Sommerville Gem Number

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