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29-128-71

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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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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