Gem

29-128-2321

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2321
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Green Jasper
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Figure | Altar | Inscription
Description

Vermeule: Green Jasper. Intaglio. (Unmounted) A figure running to the left, scattering coins and holding a grain measure or census tablet. An altar appears at the left. The inscription LIBER-ALITAS identifies this figure. Neo-Classic

Height 2.6 cm
Width 3.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2321 - Sommerville Gem Number

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