Gem
Bracelet Fragment
| Object Number: | 29-128-2176 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Period: | Post Classical |
| Date Made: | 1700-1899 |
| Early Date: | 1700 |
| Late Date: | 1899 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Agate (uncertain) Sardonyx (uncertain) Gold |
| Technique: | Cameo |
| Iconography: | Hera? Inscription |
| Height: | 2 cm |
| Width: | 2.2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 2176 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Vermeule: Agate (Sardonyx) Cameo. (Modern Gold Bracelet Setting) Diademed head of Hera (?) to left, a composition copied from Greek 4th century B.C. coins. Lettered: NSE. Late 18th or 19th century. From same set as 2164.
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