Gem
Brooch
29-128-698
Location: On Display in the Classical World Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-698 |
| Current Location | Classical World Gallery - On Display |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1700-1880 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Gold | Sardonyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Pallas | Minerva | Owl |
| Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. The Pallas of Troy, Minerva, the owl with its plumage forming the headdress. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case QQ. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Gold pin mount). Bust of Athena to left, with large owl on her shoulder. Owl is facing and forms a kind of headdress. 18th or 19th century. |
| Height | 3 cm |
| Width | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 698 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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