Gem

29-128-597

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-597
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture European
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Western Europe
Period Medieval
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Laureate Head
Description

Sommerville: Agate. A rude head. Maculated Pebbles, Etc, Case JJ.

Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. (Unmounted). Photo. Laureate head to right, probably representing a biblical or imperial figure. From a book cover?

Height 2 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 597 - Sommerville Gem Number

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