Object Number | 29-128-6 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Agate | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Faustina the Elder |
Description | Sommerville: Agate-Onyx. Faustina Senior. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case A. Exhibit: Neo-Classic. Agate-onyx. Cameo. [unmounted] Faustina the elder (died A.D. 140), wife of Antonius Pius (A.D. 138-161). Vermeule: Agate-onyx cameo: Faustina the elder died A.D. 40, wife of Antonio Pius (A.D. 138-161). |
Length | 2.8 cm |
Width | 2.1 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 6 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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