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29-128-261

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-261
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Jasper
Technique Cameo
Iconography Bacchanal | Faun | Satyr | Panther Skin
Description

Sommerville: Jasper. A Bacchanal. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case O.

Vermeule: Jasper (in various shades of brown) Cameo. (Unmounted). Vine-wreathed bust of a Faun or Satyr facing to right. His right shoulder is seen from the back and it is covered by the Panther skin. 18th century.

Length 2.2 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 261 - Sommerville Number

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