Object Number | 29-128-960 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1700-1799 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Gold | Agate (uncertain) | Sard (uncertain) | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Faustina | Maenad |
Description | Sommerville: Agate-Onyx. Faustina, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Gold Rings - Cameos, Case III. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Bust of a maenad to left. 18th century. Exhibit: Bust of woman facing to left. Sommerville identifies as Faustina, wife of Marcus Aurelius; Vermeule calls her a maenad. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 960 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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