Gem
| Object Number: | 29-128-599 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | European |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location: | Western Europe |
| Period: | Medieval |
| Date Made: | 700-1099 |
| Early Date: | 700 |
| Late Date: | 1099 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Green Jasper |
| Technique: | Cameo |
| Iconography: | Head |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 599 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Sommerville: Green Jasper. A Head, in sacerdotal costume. Maculated Pebbles, Etc, Case JJ.
Vermeule: Green Jasper. Cameo. (Unmounted). Veiled head to right. Medieval.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Sommerville, Maxwell. 1889. Engraved Gems: Their History and an Elaborate View of Their Place In Art.. Maxwell Sommerville. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 707, no. 599 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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