Gem

Stickpin

29-128-2567

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2567
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Italian
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Italy
Creator Teresa Talani
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Dionysis? | Signature
Description

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Gold Stickpin Mount) Filleted head of a Greek divinity, perhaps Dionysos facing to right. Inscribed ("M. Teresa Talani" under neck). Neo-Classic.

Height 1.7 cm
Width 2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2567 - Sommerville Gem Number

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