Object Number | 29-128-71 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Priestess |
Description | Sommerville: Onyx. Priestess in Sacerdotal Robes. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case E. Vermeule: Onyx. with striations. Cameo. (unmounted). Filleted, veiled draped bust of a Roman priestess facing to left. Neo-Classic, probably copied from a Roman historical relief. |
Length | 1.5 cm |
Width | 1.1 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 71 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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