Object Number | 29-128-2205 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Chalcedony | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Warrior |
Description | Vermeule: Chalcedony. Sardonyx. Cameo. (Gold box-top setting) Helmeted, draped cuirassed bust of ideal Greek warrior to right. Iconography based on ancient gem busts of Goddess Roma. Sphinx below plumes of helmet. |
Height | 4.4 cm |
Width | 3 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2205 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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