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Pendant
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Pendant
- Place of origin:
Germany (setting, made)
- Date:
1st century (made)
ca. 1730 (altered) - Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Onyx with gold, amber, tuquoises and rubies
- Credit Line:
Given by Dame Joan Evans
- Museum number:
M.132-1922
- Gallery location:
In store
Physical description
Cameo pendant, onyx head of Dionysus in a gold surround set with amber, turquoises and rubies; the back engraved. The cameo 1st century AD; the setting probably German.
Place of Origin
Germany (setting, made)
Date
1st century (made)
ca. 1730 (altered)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Onyx with gold, amber, tuquoises and rubies
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 cm, Width: 3.5 cm, Depth: 1 cm, Height: 2.8 cm cameo, Width: 2.3 cm cameo
Descriptive line
Cameo pendant, onyx head of Dionysus in a gold surround set with gem stones, the cameo is 1st century AD, the setting is probably German, about 1730
Production Note
The cameo 1st century AD; the setting is probably German
Subjects depicted
Mythology; Classicism; Deities; Cameos; Dionysus
Categories
Jewellery
Collection code
MET
