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29-128-439

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-439
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Coral
Technique Cameo
Iconography Maecenus
Description

Sommerville: Coral. Maecenas, friend of Augustus. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Z.

Vermeule: Red Coral. Cameo. (Unmounted). Draped bust of a Haecenas facing to right. Neo-Classic.

Height 1.4 cm
Width 2.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 439 - Sommerville Gem Number

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