Gem

29-128-323

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-323
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Red Jasper
Technique Cameo
Iconography Pergamos | Chlamys | Zeus
Description

Sommerville: Red Jasper. Pergamos, in a mantle called the chlamys. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case S.

Vermeule: Red Jasper. Cameo. (Unmounted). Filleted draped bust, probably of Zeus facing to right. Neo-Classic.

Height 2.1 cm
Width 2.9 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 323 - Sommerville Gem Number

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