Gem

29-128-686

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-686
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Apollo?
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Apollo. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case PP.

Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Filleted bust identified by Sommerville as Apollo facing to right. A Greek head of the early classical period has provided the inspiration. Neo-classic.

Height 1.9 cm
Width 2.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 686 - Sommerville Gem Number

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