Gem

29-128-1031

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1031
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1500-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Hadrian | Domitian?
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Hadrian, fourteenth Emperor of Rome, A.D. 117-138. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case MMM.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Laureate bust of Roman emperor to right. "Hadrian" although the features seem to be more those of Donutian. (Domitian?) 16th or 17th century.

Height 1.4 cm
Width 2.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1031 - Sommerville Gem Number

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