Gem

29-128-2316

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2316
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Italian (uncertain)
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Italy (uncertain)
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1899
Section Mediterranean
Materials Jasper
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Warrior | Woman | Inscription
Description

Vermeule: Green Jasper. Intaglio. Slender figure of female to left, holding head of fallen warrior, outstretched at her feet. Inscription: CRISQOTIS : VXOR : CETURIO below groundline. Italian work? 19th century.

Height 3.9 cm
Width 5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2316 - Sommerville Gem Number

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