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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