Object Number | 29-128-97 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1800-1879 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Chalcedony |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Ceres | Demeter |
Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony. Head of Ceres, goddess of the Earth. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case F. Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo (ummounted) Draped bust of "Demeter" facing to left., sheaves of grain in her elaborate coiffeure. 19th Century. |
Length | 2 cm |
Width | 1.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 97 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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