Object Number | 29-128-217 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Maenad | Bacchante |
Description | Sommerville: Onyx. A Bacchante. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case M. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of a Maenad facing to left., grape vine running through her hair. Neo-Classic, well carved in imitation of models made in the period of the emperor Augustus (27 B.C. - 14 A.D.) |
Length | 1.7 cm |
Width | 1.3 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 217 - Sommerville Number |
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