Gem

29-128-115

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-115
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Petrarch's Laura
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Petrarch's Laura. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case G.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo (Unmounted). Draped bust of woman of ideal type to left. "Petrarch's Laura." 18th Century.

Length 2.8 cm
Width 1.9 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 115 - Sommerville Gem Number

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