Gem

29-128-779

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-779
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1880
Section Mediterranean
Materials Mother-of-Pearl
Technique Cameo
Iconography Maenad
Description

Sommerville: Pearl. A Bacchante. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case VV.

Vermeule: Mother-of-Pearl. Cameo. (Unmounted) Vine-wreathed draped bust of a Maenad facing to right. 19th century.

Height 1.1 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 779 - Sommerville Gem Number

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