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29-128-803

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-803
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Italian
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Italy
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Hermes | Petasos
Description

Sommerville: Agate. Mercury. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case WW.

Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. (Unmounted) Draped bust of Hermes facing right, wearing petasos. Italian, XVIIIth century.

Height 3.9 cm
Width 3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 803 - Sommerville Gem Number

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