| Object Number | 29-128-324 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Onyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Woman | Flowers | Telus? | Flora? |
| Description | Sommerville: Onyx. Tellus, the divinity of the Earth. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case S. Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Draped bust of a young woman of ideal features to right., a wreath of leaves in her hair. Sommerville calls her "Telus, the divinity of the Earth." Neo-Classic, perhaps based on some ancient gem representing Flora or a similar divinity. |
| Height | 1.1 cm |
| Width | 1.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 324 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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