Object Number | 29-128-183 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Graeco-Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Mercury | Hermes | Petasos |
Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Mercury. Curious red spots. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case L. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of Hermes facing to left. A bit of drapery shows on left shoulder and he is wearing the Greek IVth century B.C. petasos. Graeco-Roman (?). |
Length | 0.9 cm |
Width | 0.7 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 183 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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