Gem

29-128-413

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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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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