Object Number | 29-128-2278 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Medieval Period |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Jasper |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Saint | Christ | Inscription |
Description | Vermeule: Sealing wax? or soft reddish stone. Cameo. (Unmounted) Imperial personage of Saint (?) holding the Christ Child, who raises right hand in benediction. The Saint is haloed, wears elaborate garments and a long cloak, and carries a staff vertically. Enscr: TOFORI, SORIS |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2278 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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