Gem

29-128-49

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-49
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Siberian Jasper
Technique Cameo
Iconography Heracles | Lion Skin
Description

Sommerville: Siberian Jasper. Hercules. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case C.

Vermeule: Siberian Jasper. Cameo. (unmounted) Bust of Herakles facing to right. He has a full beard and wears lionskin. 18th or 19th Century.

Length 1.9 cm
Width 1.1 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 49 - Sommerville Gem Number

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