Gem

29-128-2135

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2135
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Medieval
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Late Antique Period | Medieval
Section Mediterranean
Materials Hematite
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Man | Grain
Description

Vermeule: Hematite. Intaglio. (Unmounted) A man cutting grain in a field, sheaves of grain behind him. He is bending to the right. Rev: Inscription with 6 stars, 3 above, 3 below. Late antique or medieval.

Height 2.6 cm
Width 2.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2135 - Sommerville Gem Number | 1713 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number

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