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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