Gem

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29-128-911

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-911
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Emerald | Gold
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Titus | Vespasian
Description

Sommerville: Plasma of Emerald. Titus, tenth Emperor of Rome. Gold Rings - Intaglios, Case EEE.

Vermeule: Plasma of Emerald. Intaglio. (Modern gilt ring setting) Laureate bust of the emperor Vespasian to right. The design copies his Roman Imperial coin portraits. Neo-Classic

Height 1.4 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 911 - Sommerville Gem Number

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