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29-128-721

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-721
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Metal | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Cupid | Eros | Garland
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Cupid. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case RR.

Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Modern silvered pin setting) Cupid (Eros) decorating a shaft with garlands. 18th century, broken to simulate an ancient cameo.

Height 1.5 cm
Width 2.1 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 721 - Sommerville Gem Number

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