Gem

29-128-1313

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1313
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1500-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Amber
Technique Cameo
Iconography Warrior | Helmet | Achilles
Description

Sommerville: Amber Cameo. Helmeted bust of Achilles. Ambers, Case DDDD.

Vermeule: Amber. Cameo. (Unmounted) Helmeted cuirassed bust, identified as Achilles to right. 16th or 17th century.

Height 3.3 cm
Width 3.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1313 - Sommerville Gem Number

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