Gem

Betrothal Amulet

29-128-69

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-69
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period 18th Century | 19th Century
Date Made 1700-1889
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chalcedony
Technique Cameo
Iconography Hands
Description

Sommerville: Chalcedony Two hands clasped. Part of an antique betrothal amulet or cylinder (Mani in Fede, or hand in hand). Greek and Roman Cameos, Case E.

Vermeule: Cameo. Chalcedony. Two clasped Hands. 19th or 19th century

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 69 - Sommerville Gem Number

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