Gem

29-128-407

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-407
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Northern Europe
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Metal | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Cleopatra | Asp
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Cleopatra and the Asp. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case X.

Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Modern Gilt Boxtop Setting). Half figure bust to left. Cleopatra with Asp. N. European, 18th Cent. work? in a curious style.

Height 2.3 cm
Width 3.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 407 - Sommerville Gem Number

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