Gem

29-128-25

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-25
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Maenad | Tambourine
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. The Tambour-Player. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case B.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Maenad seen from back; dancing right with tambourine in left hand.

Length 2.8 cm
Width 1.9 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 25 - Sommerville Gem Number

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