Gem

29-128-736

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-736
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Carthaginian | Soldier
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. A Roman-Afrian of Carthage. The part of his costume visible is the abolla, worn by the soldiers. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case RR.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Bust of an African facing to right, wearing a tunic about his neck, which Sommerville terms "The Abolla" worn by the soldiers of Carthage. 18th Century.

Height 1.4 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 736 - Sommerville Gem Number

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