Gem
Ring
| Object Number: | 29-128-2578 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Italian |
| Provenience: | Italy |
| Manufacture Location: | Italy |
| Maker: | Giovanni Antonio Santarelli |
| Period: | Neoclassical |
| Date Made: | 1759-1826 |
| Early Date: | 1759 |
| Late Date: | 1826 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Sardonyx Gold |
| Technique: | Cameo |
| Iconography: | Male Head |
| Height: | 2.6 cm |
| Width: | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 2578 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Gold ring mount, has been remounted) Head of a man to left. Signed directly "Santarelli." A contemporary portrait. Neo-Classic.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Berges, Dietrich K. 2011. Höchste Schönheit und einfache Grazie. Klassizistische Gemmen und Kameen der Sammlung Maxwell Sommerville im University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia PA.. Rahden. Verlag Marie Leidorf GMbH. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 298, fig. 257, pl. 398 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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