Gem

29-128-368

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-368
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian
Technique Cameo
Iconography Heracles
Description

Sommerville: Carnelian. Hercules. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case U.

Vermeule: Bust of Herakles facing. Inspired by Roman marble bust similar to that mentioned in #58.

Height 1.6 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 368 - Sommerville Gem Number

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