Object Number | 29-128-1357 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Astuzia | Ingenuita | Eros | Mask |
Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. The two Genii, Astuzia and Ingenuita. Miscellaneous Cameos, Case OOOO. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. Subject termed by Sommerville "The Two Genii, Astuzia and Ingenuita." Scene shows a cupid gathering oranges and another cupid reaching his hand through a large mask to steal one from basket. The first cupid is obviously terrified by the apparition. |
Height | 3.2 cm |
Width | 2.7 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1357 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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