Gem

29-128-97

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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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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