Gem
Pendant
| Object Number: | 29-128-577 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Christian Byzantine |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Period: | Roman Period Byzantine |
| Date Made: | 1200-1399 |
| Early Date: | 1200 |
| Late Date: | 1399 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Jadeite Gold |
| Technique: | Cameo |
| Iconography: | Christ Inscription |
| Height: | 2.9 cm |
| Width: | 2.1 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 577 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Sommerville: Green Jade. Byzantine of the sixth century. Christ, giving a benediction with one hand and holding a manuscript in the other. Byzantine, Case II.
Vermeule: Green jade. (Gold pendant mount). Half-figure bust of Christ facing; giving the benediction and holding sacred text letters. IC IX flanking.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Cameo and Intaglio: Engraved Gems from the Sommerville Collection (30 Nov 1956 - 31 Mar 1957) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Byzantine Studies Conference Mini-Exhibition (08 Oct 2010 - 10 Oct 2010) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Vermeule, Cornelius C. 1956. The Sommerville Gem Collection of the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: no. 320 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Sommerville, Maxwell. 1889. Engraved Gems: Their History and an Elaborate View of Their Place In Art.. Maxwell Sommerville. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 705, no. 577 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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