Object Number | 29-128-589 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Western European | Byzantine |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Manufacture Location | Venice (Italy) |
Period | Medieval Period (uncertain) | Byzantine Period (uncertain) |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Enamel (uncertain) | Paste (uncertain) |
Iconography | Christ | Virgin Mary | Saint John | Cross | Inscription |
Description | Sommerville: Antique red enamel. Interesting Byzantine Cameo, about the seventh century. At this epoch one first finds Christ on the Cross. Byzantine, Case II. Vermeule: Red enamel paste? Christ on cross between Virgin Mary and St. John. Inscription IC XC above at left and right. Style similar to that of #580 but perhaps Byzantine rather than Western European. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 589 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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