Gem

29-224-730

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-224-730
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Italy
Creator Giovanni Antonio Santarelli
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1759-1826
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Aphrodite | Jug
Description

Intaglio. Carnelian. Venus (Aphrodite) kneeling next to a vessel and placing a garmet over her head. Perfume flask appears beside her. Signature on edge SANTARELLI (Giovanni Antonio Santarelli).

Vermeule: Carnelian. Aphrodite crouching to left pulling drapery over her body. Small water jug and perfume flask appears at ground to left.

Height 2.3 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2299 uncertain - Sommerville Gem Number

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