Gem

29-128-778

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-778
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture French
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location France
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Pulpa di Francia
Technique Cameo
Iconography Apollo Belvedere
Description

Sommerville: Pulpa di Francia, a stone peculiar to France. Apollo. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case VV.

Vermeule: "Pulpa di Francia" Cameo. A stone peculiar to France. Bust of Apollo looking right. Composition is copied from celebrated Apollo Belvedere in Vatican Museum.

Height 1.1 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 778 - Sommerville Gem Number

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