Gem

Amulet

29-128-2275

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2275
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Medieval Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Enamel
Technique Cameo
Iconography Saint James | Inscription
Description

Vermeule: Antique enamel. Cameo. (Unmounted) Standing halved figure of St. James flanked by two kneeling figures of pilgrims with staffs. Inscribed S IACOB. A pilgrim amulet of the middle ages.

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2275 - Sommerville Gem Number

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