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29-128-384

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-384
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Priam | Hadrian
Description

Sommerville: Agate. Priam, King of Troy. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case V.

Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of a bearded man wearing a macedonian type cap with chin strap, facing to right. Sommerville calls him Priam, King of Troy. His features are more those of the Emperor Hadian. 18th Century.

Height 1.4 cm
Width 2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 384 - Sommerville Gem Number

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