Object Number | 29-128-374 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Jove | Zeus | Heracles |
Description | Sommerville: Onyx. Jove. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case U. Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Laureate bust of a Greek divinity facing slightly to right., in high relief. Sommerville terms him Zeus. The inspiration, however, is a Roman bust of Herakles such as the colossal example in the British Museum. Neo-Classic. |
Height | 1.4 cm |
Width | 2.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 374 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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