Object Number | 29-128-31 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | French (uncertain) |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Manufacture Location | France (uncertain) |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1600-1699 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Chalcedony | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Pyrrhus |
Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx. Pyrrjis, King of Epirus. Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of a bearded Greek to right., wearing a crested Corinthian helmet, identified as Pyrrhus, King of Epirus. 17th Century, perhaps French. |
Length | 1.9 cm |
Width | 1.6 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 31 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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