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| Object Number: | 29-128-271 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Period: | Post Classical |
| Date Made: | 1750-1799 |
| Early Date: | 1750 |
| Late Date: | 1799 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Sardonyx |
| Technique: | Cameo |
| Iconography: | Marquis de Lafayette |
| Height: | 6.5 cm |
| Width: | 4.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 271 - Sommerville Number |
Description
Sommerville: Sardonyx. Portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette, by one of the incisori of the close of the last century. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case P.
Vermeule: Mediterranean. 1750-1799 Post Classical. Sardonyx Cameo. Sommerville identifies as the Marquis de LaFayette by a "incision" of the late 18th century. Wears an Austrian Napoleonic order.
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