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29-128-221

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-221
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1879
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Medusa
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Profile of Medusa, generally given in full face. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case M.

Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of Medusa in profile to right. 18th or earlier 19th interpretation after a Roman proto-type.

Length 2 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 221 - Sommerville Number

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