| Object Number | 29-128-669 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Amethyst |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Dionysos | Bacchus |
| Description | Sommerville: Amethyst. Dionysus (Bacchus). Greek and Roman Cameos, Case OO. Vermeule: Amethyst. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of Dionysos facing, in high relief. He wears grape or vine leaves in his hair and drapery over his right shoulder. Neo-Classic, imitating a Graeco-Roman stone. |
| Height | 1.9 cm |
| Width | 2.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 669 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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