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29-128-240

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-240
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1879
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Athena | Aegis | Corinthian Helmet | Griffin
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Pallas. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case N.

Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of Athena to right., wearing aegis and corinthian helmet with the design of a winged griffin upon it. 18th or 19th century.

Length 2 cm
Width 1.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 240 - Sommerville Number

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