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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