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29-128-231

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-231
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Heracles | Lion Skin
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Hercules with the Lion's skin. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case N.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of the bearded Herakles facing to left. He is wearing lionskin. 17th century?

Length 2.3 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 231 - Sommerville Number

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