Gem

29-128-1962

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1962
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chalcedony
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Heracles | Hebe | Zeus | Athena
Description

Vermeule: Chalcedony. Intaglio. (Unmounted) Scene of the introduction of Herakles and Hebe to Mount Olympos. Zeus is seated at left and Athena with spear and shield stands beside him. Neo-Classic.

Height 3 cm
Width 2.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1962 - Sommerville Gem Number

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