Gem
Vessel Handle Attachment
29-128-1200
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1200 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Roman Period |
| Date Made | 100-199 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Glass |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Nymph Head | Aphrodite? |
| Description | Sommerville: Antique iridescent glass. A Nymph's head. Second century. Antique Pastes, Case VVV. Vermeule: Antique iridescent glass. Cameo. (Unmounted) Head of Aphrodite or a nymph facing; raised or Tondo-like medallic rim running around. The eyes appear to have been inlaid or at least touched with gold paint. The style of the hair suggests early IIIrd century A.D. interpretation of a Hellenistic design. |
| Height | 2.2 cm |
| Width | 2.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1200 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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