Object Number | 29-128-413 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1600-1699 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Silenus |
Description | Sommerville: Sard. Silenus, son of Hermes and constant companion of Dionysus (Bacchus). Greek and Roman Cameos, Case X. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of Silenus facing; drapery on his shoulders. Probably 17th century. |
Height | 0.9 cm |
Width | 1.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 413 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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