Gem
Amulet
29-128-1622
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1622 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Graeco-Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Date Made | 50 BCE-400 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Stone |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Eros | Garland |
| Description | Vermeule: Amulet, pierced for suspension. Cameo. (Unmounted) Bust of Eros facing slightly to right. He wears an elaborate wreath of garlands and fruits about the neck. Graeco-Roman, undoubtedly made in Egypt in a fashion with traditions to much the older Egyptian times. |
| Height | 1.9 cm |
| Width | 2.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1622 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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