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29-128-226

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-226
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Gryllos | Athena | Eros
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Minerva, a Caprice. Helmet, head, and breast ornamented with masks. Very fine. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case M.

Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). A Neo-Classic gryllos subject. A bust of Athena to right., a beared head appears in back of neck, a head of Cupid on chect, and when rotated to right, the helmet shows a head of the Cicero type.

Length 2.2 cm
Width 1.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 226 - Sommerville Number

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