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29-128-788

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-788
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1880
Section Mediterranean
Materials Calcite
Technique Cameo
Iconography Tragic Mask
Description

Sommerville: Dark-red Calcite. A Scenic Mask. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case VV.

Vermeule: Dark Red Calcite. (Unmounted) A modern version of a Greek tragic mask, facing. 19th century.

Height 1.3 cm
Width 1.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 788 - Sommerville Gem Number

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