Gem
29-128-254
From: Italy
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-254 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italian |
| Provenience | Italy |
| Manufacture Location | Italy |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Metal | Gold |
| Technique | Gilded |
| Iconography | Signature | Warrior | Sword | Shield |
| Description | Sommerville: Gold. Medal portrait of Gio. Antonio Santarelli, who cut the cameo of Leander (253). I bought this of one of his descendants. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case O. Vermeule: Neo-Classic. Gilt medal. Portrait of Giovanni Antonio Santarelli (1759-1826), the gem engraver. Sommerville states he "bought it of one of his descendants". Signed P.C. |
| Height | 1.6 cm |
| Width | 1.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 254 - Sommerville Number |
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