Object Number | 29-128-284 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Chalcedony | Onyx |
Technique | Intaglio | Cameo |
Iconography | Empress | Virgin Mary |
Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony-onyx, double gem. Obverse: an Empress, in relief. Reverse: Virgin and child. Intaglio. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Q. Vermeule: Chalcedony-onyx; double gem. Intaglio & Cameo. A Neo-classic in imitation of the Byzantine style. Obverse: facing bust of an empress in high relief. Reverse: the Virgin and Child in intaglic. |
Length | 3.1 cm |
Width | 2.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 284 - Sommerville Number |
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