Gem

29-128-416

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-416
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1879
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Athena | Corinthian Helmet
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Minerva. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case X.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Draped bust of Athena to right, wearing a created Corinthian helmet. 19th Century.

Height 2.1 cm
Width 2.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 416 - Sommerville Gem Number

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