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29-128-2061

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2061
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Graeco-Roman Period
Date Made 50 BCE-400 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian | Metal
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Athlete | Horse | Palm
Description

Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern gilt setting) Victorious athlete riding right on horseback, holding palm over his shoulder. Design suggests that on the reverse of silver 4dr pieces of Philip of Macedon. Graeco-Roman.

Height 0.9 cm
Width 0.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2061 - Sommerville Gem Number

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