Cameo with Silenus leaning over the head of a maenad or hermaphrodite
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueSardonyx
DimensionsOverall (as preserved): 2.9 x 1.2 x 0.4 cm (6.48 lb., 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss C. Wissmann
Accession number02.272
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: C. Wissmann Collection (according to TMS archival card: Buffum Collection); gift of Miss C. Wissmann to MFA, April 1, 1902
15th century A.D.
1st–3rd century A.D.
1st–3rd century A.D.
early 1st century A.D.
1st century A.D.
late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.
mid-1st century A.D.
1st century A.D.
late 1st century B.C.–mid 1st century A.D.
late 2nd–3rd century A.D.
