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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