Gem

29-128-47

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-47
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Pallas Athena | Corinthian Helmet
Description

Sommerville: Agate Onyx. Pallas. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case C.

Vermeule: Agate Onyx. Cameo. Unmounted. Bust of Athena to left, wearing a Corinthian helmet. Her left shoulder seen from the back, carries a sword belt running diagonally toward right. 19th Century.

Length 2.1 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 47 - Sommerville Gem Number

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