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29-128-183

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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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