Gem

29-128-54

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-54
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Zeus | Jupiter
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Jupiter. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case C.

Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (unmounted) Laureate head of Zeus to right. The full bearded features recall ancient marbles such as the bust of Zeus from Atricoli in the Sala Rotunda in the Vatican. 17th century.

Length 2.2 cm
Width 1.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 54 - Sommerville Gem Number

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