Gem
Pendant
29-128-2185
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2185 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Carnelian | Sardonyx | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Athena | Helmet | Ram Head |
| Description | Vermeule: Carnelian-Sardonyx. Cameo. (Filigreed gilt pendant setting) Helmeted bust of Athena left, ram's heads on visor of her helmet are inspired by those on the helmet of celebrated statue of the Athea Rosipigliosi in the Vatican. |
| Height | 3.3 cm |
| Width | 2.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2185 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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