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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