Gem
Bracelet Fragment
29-128-2164
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2164 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Agate | Sardonyx | Gold |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Zeus | Philip II |
Description | Vermeule: Agate-Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern Gold Bracelet Setting) Filleted bust of Zeus to right, the composition copied from Greek coins such as those of Philip II of Macedon. cf 2176 for Hera from same series. Neo-Classic |
Height | 1.9 cm |
Width | 2.2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2164 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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