Gem

29-128-96

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-96
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Hannibal
Description

Sommerville: Agate. Hannibal, the Carthaginian Geners. The shield is ornamented with a horse, the symbol of Carthage. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case F.

Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. Bust termed that of Hannibal, the Carthaginian General. Comic copy of a famous gem once in the Marlboroughs collections?

Length 2.5 cm
Width 1.9 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 96 - Sommerville Gem Number

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