Gem

29-128-295

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-295
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Athena | Corinthian Helmet
Description

Sommerville: Maculated agate-onyx. Pallas. Beautiful stone; notice color. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case R.

Vermeule: Agate-onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Draped bust of Athena, facing to left. She wears a coninthian helmet and has long tresses falling over her shoulders. 18th century.

Height 2 cm
Width 2.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 295 - Sommerville Gem Number

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