Gem
29-128-3B
Location: On Display in the Classical World Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-3B |
| Current Location | Classical World Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Imperial Roman Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 300-400 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Constantine the Great | Triumph |
| Description | Sardonyx cameo cut gem showing the triumph of Constantine the Great. Dark brown sardonyx with white spots. Oval with flat back and high frontal relief. Raised ground line. Left to right: Legionaries in backfround (not visible) with spears, fasces and standards. Two women guide horses/quadriga. Emperor standing in chariot with reins in left hand and scroll in right. Winged Victory behind, crowning Emperor. Man and woman follow chariot. |
| Height | 11 cm |
| Length | 15 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 0516 - Cast Number |
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