Gem

29-128-438

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-438
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1880
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chalcedony | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Mask
Description

Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx. Scenic Mask. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Z.

Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). A Greek type scenic mask of an old man facing. The eyes are hollowed out and the mouth is pierced. 18th or 19th century.

Height 1.5 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 438 - Sommerville Gem Number

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