Gem

29-128-20

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-20
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Heracles | Lion Skin
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Hercu;les with lion's skin. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case B.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of Herakles facing to right, wearing the lion-skin. Neo-Classic.

Length 1.8 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 20 - Sommerville Gem Number

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