Object Number | 29-128-895 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Jacinth |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Helios | Thunderbolt | Cornucopia |
Description | Sommerville: A rare pale Jacinth. The Genius of the Sun. Exquisitely beautiful intaglio. Intaglios and Their Imprints, Case DDD. Vermeule: Pale Hayacinth. Intaglio. (Unmounted) Helios standing facing., thunderbolt in his raised right hand, a cornucopia in the left. Rays surround his head. Neo-Classic, copying a Graeco-Roman ringstone. |
Height | 1.1 cm |
Width | 1.4 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 895 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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