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29-128-374

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-374
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Jove | Zeus | Heracles
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Jove. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case U.

Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Laureate bust of a Greek divinity facing slightly to right., in high relief. Sommerville terms him Zeus. The inspiration, however, is a Roman bust of Herakles such as the colossal example in the British Museum. Neo-Classic.

Height 1.4 cm
Width 2.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 374 - Sommerville Gem Number

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