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| Object Number: | 29-128-2209 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Period: | Neoclassical |
| Date Made: | 1700-1899 |
| Early Date: | 1700 |
| Late Date: | 1899 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Chalcedony Silver |
| Technique: | Cameo |
| Iconography: | Mithras Bull |
| Height: | 2.1 cm |
| Width: | 2 cm |
| Depth: | 0.7 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 2209 - Sommerville Gem Number 362 - Vermeule Number (Sommerville Gems) |
Description
Vermeule: Chalcedony. Cameo. (Modern Silvered Ring Setting) Mithras slaying bull. Artist has misinterpreted the animal giving it an equine appearance. 16th century work.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Cameo and Intaglio: Engraved Gems from the Sommerville Collection (30 Nov 1956 - 31 Mar 1957) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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