Gem
Betrothal Amulet
29-128-69
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
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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