Object Number | 29-128-260 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1600-1799 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Agate | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Maecenus | Cicero |
Description | Sommerville: Agate-onyx. Maecenas, the friend of Augustus and the arts. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case O. Vermeule: Agate-onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Bust of man to right, identified as Maecenus, the Augustan statesman. The features are copied from a well-known gem in Paris which may represent Cicero. 17th Century? |
Length | 1.7 cm |
Width | 1.4 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 260 - Sommerville Number |
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