Gem

29-128-433

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-433
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Cupid | Eros | Goat
Description

Sommerville: Pale Onyx. Amor Victorious, mounted on a horned horse. Cameo of the fifteenth century. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Y.

Vermeule: Pale Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Cupid riding to left, holding a palm. He rides a large goat. He holds a palm over his right shoulder and the reigns in his left hand. Neo-Classic.

Height 3.4 cm
Width 3.1 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 433 - Sommerville Gem Number

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