| Object Number | 29-128-804 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Roman Period |
| Date Made | 100-199 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Obsidian |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Mask |
| Description | Sommerville: Obsidian. A Scenic mask. Ethiopian features from a necklace of the 2nd century. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case WW. Vermeule: Cameo. Obsidian. [unmounted] Head of Medusa facing. Probably from the same necklace as 793 and 794. Graeco-Roman, the features of the Medusa suggest the necklace or necklaces were ade in Southern Egypt in Ethiopia Chuha (?) |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 804 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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