Gem

29-128-315

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-315
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Amazon
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. An Amazon, with Phrygian beretto. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case S.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of an amazon facing to left. She wears an 18th version of the Phrygian bonnet. Neo-classic.

Height 1.1 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 315 - Sommerville Gem Number

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