Gem

29-128-709

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-709
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chalcedony | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Germanicus
Description

Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx. Germanicus, nephew of Tiberius. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case QQ.

Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Bust of a youth to right. The features suggest Germanicus, nephew of Tiberius. Sommerville's identification. Probably 18th century.

Height 1.3 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 709 - Sommerville Gem Number

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