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29-128-141

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-141
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Section Mediterranean
Materials Amethyst
Technique Cameo
Iconography Scenic Mask
Description

Sommerville: Amethys. A scienic mask Antique of the earliest Roman period. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case I.

Vermeule: Amethyst. Cameo. (Unmounted). A scenic mask facing slightly to left. Chipped on reverse. Graeco-Roman?

Length 1.9 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 141 - Sommerville Gem Number

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