Gem

29-128-2095

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2095
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Italian
Provenience Mediterranean
Creator Luigi Pichler
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Galatea | Sea Monster | Signature
Description

Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. Galatea riding on sea monster. Composition inspired by a painting in Doria Gallery in Rome. Signed in Greek letters by L. Pichler.

Height 3.2 cm
Width 2.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2095 - Sommerville Gem Number

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