Gem

29-128-70

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-70
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Malachite | Chrysoprase
Technique Cameo
Iconography Diana | Aurora | Biga
Description

Sommerville: Malachite. Diana in a biga. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case E.

Vermeule: Chrysoprase. Cameo (unmounted) Aurora driving the chariot of the Dawn to right., clouds appear below. 19th century.

Length 1.7 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 70 - Sommerville Gem Number

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