Gem

29-128-346

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-346
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period 19th Century
Date Made 1800-1899
Section Mediterranean
Materials Turquoise
Technique Cameo
Iconography Cleopatra
Description

Sommerville: Turquoise. The Death of Cleopatra. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case T.

Vermeule:Turquoise. Cameo. (Unmounted). Death of Cleopatra attended by her Ladies in Waiting represented in exaggerated poses of mourning. A Graeco Egyptian temple with Egyptian idols appears in background. Probably 19th century.

Height 3.1 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 346 - Sommerville Gem Number

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