Gem

29-128-429

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-429
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Graeco-Roman Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Theater Mask
Description

Sommerville: Pale Sardonyx. Scenic mask. Antique fragment of the first century. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Y.

Vermeule: Pale Sardonyx, broken on left. Cameo. (Unmounted). Theatrical mask in profile to left., head and hair carved in high relief. Graeco-Roman.

Height 1.3 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 429 - Sommerville Gem Number

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