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29-128-237

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-237
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Date Made 0-199 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Amethyst
Technique Cameo
Iconography Medusa
Description

Sommerville: Amethyst. Medusa. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case N.

Vermeule: Amethyst. Cameo. (Unmounted). Head of Medusa facing, two of her snaky locks are tied beneath her chin. Graeco-Roman, probably 1st or earlier IInd. A.D.

Length 1.6 cm
Width 1.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 237 - Sommerville Number

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