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1700-1899 CE
Jasper | Gold; Intaglio
Sommerville: Egyptian Jasper. A curious Byzantine intaglio of Christ Crowned with Thorns, sixth century A.D. Byzantine, Case II. Vermeule: Egyptian Jasper. Intaglio. (Modern Gold Pendant Setting). Christ crowned with thorns; half-figure bust. Right hand raised in benediction. Setting enriched with fish right and left; palm below. Termed by Sommerville "A curious Byzantine intaglio". Perhaps 18th or 19th Century. 29-128-585 Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
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