Gem
Amulet
29-128-1125
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1125 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Date Made | 600-699 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Enamel |
Iconography | Saint Mark | Inscription |
Description | Sommerville: Antique enamel. St. Marc in prayer. A religious amulent of the seventh century, with inscription: S. MARCVS. Antique Pastes, Case SSS. Vermeule: "Antique enamel." (Unmounted) St. Mark standing with hands raised in gestures. Indescribed S. MARCUS. Identified by Sommerville as religious amulet of the VII cent. |
Height | 2.6 cm |
Width | 2.1 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1125 - Sommerville Gem Number | GL01b (ancient glass project) - Other Number |
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