Gem

29-128-284

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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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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