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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