Gem
Scaraboid
29-128-891
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-891 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Carnelian (uncertain) | Sard (uncertain) |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Pomona |
| Description | Sommerville: Carnelian. Pomona dropping fruit. Intaglios and Their Imprints, Case DDD. Vermeule: Sard. Scaraboid. Intaglio. (Unmounted) Sommerville identifies the subject as "Pomona" dropping fruit. The design is based on Roman Imperial numismatic representations of Pax and similar divinities or personifications. Neo-classic. |
| Height | 1.6 cm |
| Width | 2.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 891 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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