Gem Impression

53-5-87

From: Italy | Florence (Italy) | Naples | Rome (Italy)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 53-5-87
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Italy | Florence (Italy) | Naples | Rome (Italy)
Date Made 19th Century
Section Mediterranean
Materials Plaster
Iconography Neptune | Ocean
Description

The dolphin sent by Neptune, enticing Amphritrite, daughter of Ocean and Tethys, to follow him

Height 3.1 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Depth 0.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Alfred G. B. Steel, 1953

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