Object Number | 29-128-48 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Head | Turban | Miter |
Description | Sommerville: Onyx. Three heads, a mire and two turbans. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case C. Vermeule: Sardonyx Cameo. (unmounted) Three heads facing, carved in the dark layer of the stone. The one in the center wears a miter, those flanking wear turbans or cowls. Later 18th or 19th century. |
Outside Diameter | 11 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 48 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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