Gem
Pendant
29-224-732
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-224-732 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Renaissance Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chalcedony |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Julius Caesar |
| Description | Vermeule Exhibit: Intaglio. Chalcedony. Laureate draped bust of Julius Caesar, a star appears in front of forehead and a diadem behind shoulder. Design wsa popular and is found on a number of Renaissance book covers as a leather stamping. Renaissance Vermeule: Chalcedony (Gilt pendant setting). Laureate draped bust of Julius Caesar facing right. A star appears in front of forehead and a diadem appears behind his shoulder. Design was a popular one and is found on a number of Renaissance book covers as a leather stamping. |
| Height | 4.1 cm |
| Width | 3.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2314? - Sommerville Gem Number |
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