Gem
29-128-575
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-575 |
Current Location | Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display |
Culture | Christian | Byzantine |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Byzantine |
Date Made | 900-999 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Green Jasper |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Christ Pantocrator | Inscription |
Description | Sommerville: Oriental Jasper. Christ. Byzantine, with inscription, sixth century A.D. Byzantine, Case II. Vermeule: Green jasper. Cameo. Rounded with bust of Christ Pantocrator, inscription IC XC. 11th century. Byzantine/Christian. |
Thickness | 2 cm |
Outside Diameter | 8.3 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 575 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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