Gem

29-128-2161

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2161
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Cleopatra | Asp
Description

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Half-figure bust of Cleopatra to left; with the asp at her bared breast.

Height 3.9 cm
Width 2.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2161 - Sommerville Gem Number

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