Gem

29-128-6

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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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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