Gem

29-128-793

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-793
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Roman Period
Date Made 100-199 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Obsidian
Technique Cameo
Iconography Mask
Description

Sommerville: Obsidian. A scenic mask. An Amulet from a necklace of the 2nd century. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case WW.

Vermeule: Cameo. Obsidian, pierced for suspension [therefore from a necklace probably] A scenic mask facing. Graeco-Roman.

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 793 - Sommerville Gem Number

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