Gem
Cameo
29-128-1349
Location: On Display in the Classical World Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1349 |
Current Location | Classical World Gallery - On Display |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Alabaster |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Titus | Temple of Solomon |
Description | Sommerville: Oriental alabaster. The exit from Jerusalem with the booty, of the victorious army of Titus Vespasianus. Nineteen figures are visible on this cameo. Cameos, Case MMMM. Vermeule: Reliefs from Passageways of Arch of Titus. Seven-branched candlestick and other spoils of Solomon's Temple carried in procession. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1350 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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