Gem

29-128-412

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-412
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1879
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Aesclepius
Description

Sommerville: Sard. Aesculapius. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case X.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Filleted draped bust of Aesculapuis to left seen from behind his left shoulder. His staff appears in field in front of him. 19th century (?)

Height 2 cm
Width 3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 412 - Sommerville Gem Number

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