Gem

29-128-317

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-317
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Roman Emperor | Caligula? | Caracalla?
Description

Sommerville: Agate-Onyx. Caligula, third Emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case S.

Vermeule: Agate-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Laureate, draped cuirassed bust of a Roman emperor facing to left. The features vaguely suggest Caracalla rather than Caligula; Sommerville's identification. Probably 17th Century.

Height 1.1 cm
Width 2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 317 - Sommerville Gem Number

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