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29-128-185

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-185
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Date Made 100-199 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Roman Emperor | Marcus Aurelius | Roman Emperor | Hadrian
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Marcus Aurelius, 16th Emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case L.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. cameo. (Modern gold pin setting). Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing to left. The stone is IInd century A.D. Work in excellent style.

Length 1.8 cm
Width 1.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 185 - Sommerville Gem Number

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