Object Number | 29-128-887 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Graeco-Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Graeco-Roman Period |
Date Made | 50 BCE-400 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Jasper | Gold |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Protogenis | Meleager |
Description | Sommerville: Red Jasper. Protogenis, a comedian of the second century, with a mask, playing the character of Meleager, the wild-boar hunter. Engraved in his time. Intaglios and Their Imprints, Case DDD. Vermeule: Red jasper. Intaglio. (Modern gilt pendant setting) (and impression) Protogenis, a comedian represented in role of Meleager. Graeco-Roman. |
Height | 3.3 cm |
Width | 1.9 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 887 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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