Gem
Object Number:
29-128-2211
Current Location:
Classical World Gallery
Provenience:
Mediterranean
Maker:
After Luigi Pichler
Period:
Neoclassical
Date Made:
1700-1850
Early Date:
1700
Late Date:
1850
Section:
Mediterranean
Materials:
Sardonyx
Technique:
Cameo
Iconography:
Hector
Andromeda
Description:
Sardonyx -- cameo of warriors, departure
Credit Line:
Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville
Other Number:
| 2211 | - | Sommerville Gem Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Worlds Intertwined: Classical World Introduction (14 Mar 2003)
Bibliography:
[Book] Berges, Dietrich. 2011. Höchste Schönheit und einfache Grazie. Klassizistische Gemmen und Kameen der Sammlung Maxwell Sommerville im University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia PA. : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 178, Fig. 21, Pl. 62
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