Gem

29-128-421

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-421
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Zeus | Jupiter
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Jupiter. Laureated. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case X.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Laureate draped bust of Zeus to right., carved in very high relief following the layers of the stone. 17th Century.

Height 2 cm
Width 3.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 421 - Sommerville Gem Number

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