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29-128-102

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-102
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neo-Classical | 18th Century
Date Made 1717-1780
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Maria Theresa of Austria
Description

Sommerville: Agate. Bust of the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria (1717-1780). A modern cameo cut during her life. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case F.

Vermeule: Cameo. Agate. [Unmounted] High relief bust, identifed by S as the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.

Height 3.7 cm
Length 0 cm
Width 2.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 102 - Sommerville Gem Number

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