Gem

29-128-363

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-363
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Youth | Satyr? | Flute
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. A Flute-Player. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case U.

Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Half-figure bust of a youth, probably a young faun or satyr, head facing 3/4 to left, blowing on double flutes. A sheepskin-like garment is worn about the neck. The iconography reminds one of that used for the young John the Baptist, but the subject seems 17th century.

Height 1.6 cm
Width 2.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 363 - Sommerville Gem Number

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