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29-128-245

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-245
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1800-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Youth
Description

Sommerville: Agate. Incognito. A fine stone. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case O.

Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. (Unmounted). Laureate bust of a youth facing, head turned to right and downwards. Neo-Classic, probably 19th century.

Length 1.7 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 245 - Sommerville Number

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