Gem

29-128-76

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-128-76
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Woman | Hertha
Description

Sommerville: Pale Onyx. Hertha, goddess of the earth. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case E.

Vermeule: Pale Onyx. Cameo. (unmounted) Laureate draped bust of a woman to left. Sommerville identifies her as "Hertha" the Goddess of the Earth. Probably 17th Century.

Length 1.1 cm
Width 0.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 76 - Sommerville Gem Number

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