Gem

29-128-191

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-191
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Athena | Minerva | Helmet
Description

Sommerville: Pale onyx - Pallas. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case L.

Vermeule: Pale Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of Athena to left, wearing wreathed crested helmet; her tresses fall over her shoulders from beneath the helmet. 18th or 19th century.

Length 2.8 cm
Width 2.1 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 191 - Sommerville Gem Number

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