Gem

29-128-2278

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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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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