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29-128-79

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-79
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Faun | Faun | Nero?
Description

Sommerville: Pale sardonyx. A Faun. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case E.

Vermeule: Pale sardonyx. Cameo (Unmounted) Bust of a Faun facing to left. The pointed ear has merely been added to the copy of some ancient portrait of a young prince of the time of Nero or Britannicus. Neo-classic.

Length 2.1 cm
Width 1.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 79 - Sommerville Gem Number

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