Gem

29-128-9

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-9
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Renaissance
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Minerva
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Minerva, Roman, with a mask on the helmet. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case A.

Vermeule: Framed gem. Helmeted bust of Minerva, facing right. Gold Frame

Exhibit: Framed gem. Helmeted bust of Minerva, facing right.

Height 5.1 cm
Width 3.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 9 - Sommerville Gem Number

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