Gem

29-128-204

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-204
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Heracles
Description

Sommerville: Pale Sardonyx. Hercules. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case M.

Vermeule: Cameo. Pale Sardonyx. Bust of the emperor Caracalla as Heracles facing to left. Neoclassic - good imitation of an ancient gem.

Length 1.9 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 204 - Sommerville Number

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