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29-128-218

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-218
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period 16th Century
Date Made 1500-1599
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Faun | Tiger Skin
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Bust of a Faun with a tiger skin. Beautiful stone. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case M.

Vermeule: Cameo. Sardonyx. [unmounted] Half figure bust of a faun facing, a panther skin on right shoulder. 16th century

Length 3.7 cm
Width 2.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 218 - Sommerville Number

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