Gem

29-128-794

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-794
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Roman Period
Date Made 100-199 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Obsidian
Technique Cameo
Iconography Mask
Description

Sommerville: Obsidian. A scenic mask. An amulet from a necklace of the 2nd century. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case WW.

Vermeule: Cameo. Obsidian [unmounted] identical with -793 and probably from the same necklace.

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 794 - Sommerville Gem Number

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