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29-128-17

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-17
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Italian
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Italy (uncertain)
Period Renaissance
Date Made 1500-1599
Section Mediterranean
Materials Lapis Lazuli
Technique Cameo
Iconography Gordianus III
Description

Sommerville: Lapis Lazuli. Gordianus Pius III, 35th Emperor of Rome. AD238-244. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case B.

Vermeule: Lapis. Cameo. (Pendant to #684). Laureate, draped cuirassed bust to right., identified as the young Gordianus III (A.D. 238-244), the 35th emperor of Rome. Probably Italian of XVIth century

Length 1.9 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 17 - Sommerville Gem Number

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