Gem

29-128-2479

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2479
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Aesclepius | Serpent Staff
Description

Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. Bust of Aesculapius left, seen from the back. A snake coiled around staff appears in the field to left.

Height 2.5 cm
Width 1.9 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2479 - Sommerville Gem Number

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