Gem

29-128-105

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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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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