Object Number | 29-128-434 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Renaissance |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Metal | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Pluto | Persephone | Abduction of Persephone |
Description | Sommerville: Sard. Pluto carrying off Persephone to Hades. The flames are indicated at the right below. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Y. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (In Oval gilt pin setting) Surrounded by paste brilliante. Pluto (who holds a trident) carrying off Prosephina to Hades. (Sommerville identification). Broken into 2 pieces. |
Height | 7.9 cm |
Width | 5.6 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 434 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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