Gem

29-128-596

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-596
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture European
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Western Europe
Period Medieval
Date Made 700-1099
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Bald Man
Description

Sommerville: Agate. A rude carving. Maculated Pebbles, Etc, Case JJ.

Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. (Unmounted). Draped bust of a partially bald man to right. Medieval.

Height 1.6 cm
Width 2.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 596 - Sommerville Gem Number

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