Cameo fragment with Dionysiac scene
mid to late 1st century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueOnyx
DimensionsLength: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number99.105
On View
On viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1817, George Spencer (b. 1789 – d. 1817), 4th Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace; by descent to John Winston Spencer-Churchill (b. 1822 – d. 1883), 7th Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace; June 28-July 1, 1875, Marlborough Gems sale, Christie, Manson and Woods, London, lot 719, collection sold en bloc to David Bromilow (d. 1898), Bitteswell Hall, Lutterworth; 1898, by descent to his daughter, Julia Harriet Mary Jary; June 26, 1899, sold by Mrs. Jary, The Marlborough Gems sale, Christie, Manson and Woods, London, lot 209, to Mr. Ready for Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 –d. 1928), London; 1899, sold by Edward Perry Warren to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1899)
1st century B.C.
1st century A.D.
1st century A.D.
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
2nd–3rd century A.D.
5th century B.C.
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
