Gem
Brooch
29-128-2171
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2171 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Imperial Roman Period |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx | Pearl | Garnet | Gold |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Medusa |
Description | Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern gilt stick-pin setting) with pearls and small garnets? Bust of Medusa facing slightly right. Work of Roman Imperial Period. |
Height | 2.5 cm |
Width | 2.2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2171 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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