Object Number | 29-128-105 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Youth | Caracalla |
Description | Sommerville: Onyx. Caracalla. 24th Emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case F. Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo (unmounted) Bust of a youth to right., identified by Sommerville as Caracalla. The features suggest later coin portraits. Neo-Classic |
Length | 2.1 cm |
Width | 1.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 105 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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