Gem

29-128-399

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-399
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1879
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Caligula
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Caligula. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case W.

Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Head of a youth to right, identified by Sommerville as Emperor Caligula. The design seems to be based on his coin portraits. 18th or 19th century.

Height 1.4 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 399 - Sommerville Gem Number

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