Gem

29-128-2548

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-128-2548
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Italian
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Italy
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1899
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Virgin Mary
Description

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. Veiled, draped bust of the Virgin Mary, facing to the left. Italian, 18th or 19th century.

Height 1.3 cm
Width 1.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2548 - Sommerville Gem Number

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