Gem

29-128-670

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-670
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chrysoprase
Technique Cameo
Iconography Maenad
Description

Sommerville: Chrysoprase. Lena (Bacchante). A fine specimen of chryoprase. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case OO.

Vermeule: Chrysoprase. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of a Maenad facing slightly left., a vine wreath in her hair, drapery on her left shoulder.

Height 2.2 cm
Width 1.9 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 670 - Sommerville Gem Number

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