Object Number | 29-128-227 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Italian |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Manufacture Location | Italy |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1600-1799 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Calcite |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Jupiter Maximus |
Description | Sommerville: Maculated red calcite. Jupter, surnamed Maximus. (From the collection of Vannutelli, a celebrated Roman advocate, who had a fine cabinet). Greek and Roman Cameos, Case M. Vermeule: Maculated red Calcite. Cameo. (Unmounted). Laureate draped bust of Zeus facing slightly to right., carved in very high relief. From collection of Unnnutelli a celebrated Roman Advocate who had a fine cabinet. Italian; 17th or 18th century. |
Length | 3.8 cm |
Width | 2.7 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 227 - Sommerville Number |
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