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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