Object Number | 29-128-846 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sard |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Man | Helmet |
Description | Sommerville: Sard. Helmeted Warrior. Intaglios and Their Imprints, Case AAA. Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. (Unmounted) Laureate draped bust of a man facing to left, he wears a long crested helmet, the visor of which is in the shape of a mask. Neo-Classic. The design and particularly the method of cutting with the wheel, copying a gem of the late Antique Period. |
Height | 1.9 cm |
Width | 2.3 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 846 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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