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29-128-256

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-256
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1500-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Athena
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Pallas. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case O.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Helmeted, cuirassed bust of Athena to right. She wears the aegis about her neck. 16th or earlier 17th century.

Length 2.3 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 256 - Sommerville Number

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