Object Number | 29-128-180 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Renaissance |
Date Made | 1400-1499 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Chalcedony | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Camel? |
Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony-onyx. Two camels (cinque-cento). Greek and Roman Cameos, Case K. Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo. Two camel-like creatures standing to right. Stone carved by someone who had never seen a camel but perhaps had seen early engravings. |
Length | 1.8 cm |
Width | 1.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 180 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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