Gem

Amulet

29-128-1622

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-128-1622
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Date Made 50 BCE-400 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Stone
Technique Cameo
Iconography Eros | Garland
Description

Vermeule: Amulet, pierced for suspension. Cameo. (Unmounted) Bust of Eros facing slightly to right. He wears an elaborate wreath of garlands and fruits about the neck. Graeco-Roman, undoubtedly made in Egypt in a fashion with traditions to much the older Egyptian times.

Height 1.9 cm
Width 2.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1622 - Sommerville Gem Number

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