Gem
Stickpin
| Object Number: | 29-128-2541 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Period: | Post Classical |
| Date Made: | 1800-1899 |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 1899 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Carnelian Gold |
| Technique: | Cameo |
| Iconography: | Man European King |
| Height: | 1.5 cm |
| Width: | 2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 2541 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Vermeule: Dark Carnelian. Cameo. (Modern gold stick-pin setting). Draped, cuirassed bust of a man to left. Although in roman guise, the features are those of perhaps a German emperor of the 16th century. 19th century?
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