Object Number | 29-128-669 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Amethyst |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Dionysos | Bacchus |
Description | Sommerville: Amethyst. Dionysus (Bacchus). Greek and Roman Cameos, Case OO. Vermeule: Amethyst. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of Dionysos facing, in high relief. He wears grape or vine leaves in his hair and drapery over his right shoulder. Neo-Classic, imitating a Graeco-Roman stone. |
Height | 1.9 cm |
Width | 2.8 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 669 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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