Gem

29-128-687

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-687
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chalcedony | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Maenad | Bassarid
Description

Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx. A Bassarid. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case PP.

Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onxy. Cameo. (Unmounted). Vine-wreathed draped bust of a Maenad facing , the head is profile to the left. Neo-Classic.

Height 2.1 cm
Width 2.9 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 687 - Sommerville Gem Number

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