Object Number | 29-128-896 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Jasper |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Psyche | Butterfly | Juno | Peacock |
Description | Sommerville: Green jasper. Intaglio. Psyche's butterfly driving Juno's peacock. Intaglios and Their Imprints, Case DDD. Vermeule: Green jasper. Intaglio. (Unmounted) Psyche's butterfly walking Juno's peacock to right. The butterfly holds two reins which extend to the peacock's beak. Neo-Classic, copying a type of antique subject popular in decorative paintings, reliefs and on gems. |
Height | 1.8 cm |
Width | 1.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 896 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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