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29-128-2525

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2525
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1899 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Maenad
Description

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern gilt pin setting) Vine-wreathed bust of a Maenad facing to right. Her head thrown back in ecstasy. She wears a ram's head and hooves as part of the brooch which pins her chiton on her right shoulder. 19th century.

Height 1.5 cm
Width 2.1 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2525 - Sommerville Gem Number

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