Gem
Amulet
29-128-128
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-128 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italian |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Italy |
| Period | 19th Century |
| Date Made | 1800-1899 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chalcedony |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Fish | Aringa |
| Description | Sommerville: Chalceony - an amulet or talisman cameo. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case H. Vermeule: Chalcedony. Cameo (gilt amulet setting with loop) this appears to be glass mounted on chalcedony. "an Amulet or Talisman cameo (amuleto della Fecundita e Propagazione). The symbol used is an "aringa", a fish that in Italy deposits from thirty to forty thousand eggs annually. "aringa" is a herring according to an Italian dictionary. |
| Length | 1.9 cm |
| Width | 1.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 128 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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