Object Number | 29-128-402 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1700-1799 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Agate | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Satyr | Marc Antony |
Description | Sommerville: Agate-Onyx. Mark Antony, caricatured as a Satyr, showing that even in the glyptic art men took the liberty of caricaturing those in power. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case W Vermeule: Agate-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of an old satyr or a Roman with the features of a Satyr, facing to right, panther skin about his shoulders. "Marc Antony, caricatured as a satyr." 18th century. |
Height | 1.9 cm |
Width | 2.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 402 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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