Gem

29-128-795

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-795
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1880
Section Mediterranean
Materials Malachite
Technique Cameo
Iconography Hermes
Description

Sommerville: Malachite. Mercury. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case WW.

Vermeule: Malachite. Cameo. (Unmounted) Bust of Hermes to right. He wears the traditional cap but without wings. Probably 19th century.

Height 1.8 cm
Width 2.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 795 - Sommerville Gem Number

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