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29-128-287

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-287
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Western Europe
Period Medieval
Section Mediterranean
Materials Alabaster
Technique Cameo
Iconography Female Head | Turret Crown | Royalty
Description

Sommerville: Alabaster. Female head, with turreted crown, signifying a city. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Q.

Vermeule: Alabaster. Cameo. Bust of a royal personage of the Middle Ages to right. He wears a royal crown and drapery about the shoulders. English?

Length 1.4 cm
Width 0.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 287 - Sommerville Gem Number

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