Object Number | 29-128-127 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Agate | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Capitoline Triad | Jupiter | Juno | Peacock | Minerva | Inscription |
Description | Sommerville: Agate-Onyx. Jupiter, Juno with her peacock and Minerva. Grand antique cameo. Greek Inscription: "Of the Sweeter Deities". (see text for transcription of text and discussion of iconography). Greek and Roman Cameos, Case H. Vermeule: Cameo (large with leaf border) Capitoline Triad enthroned; Jupiter flanked by Minerva and Juno: Greek inscription below. |
Length | 9.5 cm |
Width | 7.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 127 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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