Gem

29-128-798

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-798
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1880
Section Mediterranean
Materials Jasper
Technique Cameo
Iconography Athena | Pallas
Description

Sommerville: Red Jasper. Pallas. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case WW.

Vermeule: Red Jasper. Cameo. (Unmounted) Bust of Athena facing, head turned slightly to right. She is helmeted and a cloak appears on her right shoulder, shield on left. 18th or 19th century.

Height 2.3 cm
Width 3.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 798 - Sommerville Gem Number

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