Gem
29-128-113
From: Italy | Tibur River
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-113 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Italy | Tibur River |
| Manufacture Location | Western Europe |
| Period | Medieval |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Alabaster |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Laureate Head |
| Description | Sommerville: alabaster. A Cameo. Too worn for recognition. found in the Tiber. Once the property of Marshal Blucher, as evidenced by the certificate held by the collector. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case G. Vermeule: Alabaster. Cameo (Unmounted). Laureate draped bust of a ruler of the Middle Ages. Perhaps of the Hoheustaufeu, facing left. Said to have been the property of Marshall Blucher. [Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher] |
| Length | 4.4 cm |
| Width | 2.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 113 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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