Gem

29-128-1357

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1357
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Astuzia | Ingenuita | Eros | Mask
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. The two Genii, Astuzia and Ingenuita. Miscellaneous Cameos, Case OOOO.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. Subject termed by Sommerville "The Two Genii, Astuzia and Ingenuita." Scene shows a cupid gathering oranges and another cupid reaching his hand through a large mask to steal one from basket. The first cupid is obviously terrified by the apparition.

Height 3.2 cm
Width 2.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1357 - Sommerville Gem Number

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