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29-128-738

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-738
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Victorian
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Artemis
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Diana, the goddess of Light. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case RR.

Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Crescented, filleted, draped bust of Artemis to right. The concept is in the Victorian "sentimental" style popular among cheaper cameos from the last century to the present day. Victorian.

Height 2 cm
Width 2.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 738 - Sommerville Gem Number

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