Gem

29-128-139

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-139
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Heracles | Lion Skin
Description

Sommerville: Agate. Hercules. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case I.

Vermeule: Agate- in several layers. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of the bearded Herakles facing left, wearing the lionskin. 18th Century.

Length 2 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 139 - Sommerville Gem Number

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