Gem
29-128-274
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-274 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | 17th Century |
| Date Made | 1600-1699 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Medusa |
| Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Medusa, daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Q. Vermeule. Cameo. Sardonyx. [unmounted] Facing head of Medusa, wings in her hair and snakes knotted beneath her chin. 17th century, imitating a late Hellenistic or roman design in relief. |
| Length | 3 cm |
| Width | 1.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 274 - Sommerville Number |
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