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29-128-224

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-224
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Athena
Description

Sommerville: Pale sardonyx. Minerva. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case M.

Vermeule: Pale Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Draped bust of Athena to right, wearing a crested helmet of Graeco-Roman type. She has long curls which fall in five ringlets over her shoulders. 18th Century.

Length 2.1 cm
Width 2.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 224 - Sommerville Number

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