Gem
29-128-76
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-76 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1600-1699 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Onyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Woman | Hertha |
| Description | Sommerville: Pale Onyx. Hertha, goddess of the earth. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case E. Vermeule: Pale Onyx. Cameo. (unmounted) Laureate draped bust of a woman to left. Sommerville identifies her as "Hertha" the Goddess of the Earth. Probably 17th Century. |
| Length | 1.1 cm |
| Width | 0.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 76 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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