Gem

29-128-173A

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-173A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period 17th Century
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Cock
Description

Sommerville: Pale Sardonyx. A cock. Symbol of vigilance as it announces the coming day.

Vermeule: Cameo. Pale Sardonyx. [unmounted] A cock standing to right. 17th century?

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 173 - Sommerville Gem Number

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