Object Number | 29-128-191 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Athena | Minerva | Helmet |
Description | Sommerville: Pale onyx - Pallas. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case L. Vermeule: Pale Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of Athena to left, wearing wreathed crested helmet; her tresses fall over her shoulders from beneath the helmet. 18th or 19th century. |
Length | 2.8 cm |
Width | 2.1 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 191 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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