Gem
Betrothal Amulet
29-128-69
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-69 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | 18th Century | 19th Century |
| Date Made | 1700-1889 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chalcedony |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Hands |
| Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony Two hands clasped. Part of an antique betrothal amulet or cylinder (Mani in Fede, or hand in hand). Greek and Roman Cameos, Case E. Vermeule: Cameo. Chalcedony. Two clasped Hands. 19th or 19th century |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 69 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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