Gem

29-128-184

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-184
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Roman Emperor | Valerianus I
Description

Sommerville: Agate - Valerianus Senior, 44th Emperor of Rome AD244. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case L.

Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. (Unmounted). Laurate, draped cuirassed bust of Roman Emperor to left. "Valerianus I" (A.D. 253-260). 18th century.

Length 2 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 184 - Sommerville Gem Number

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