Gem

29-128-195

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-128-195
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman (uncertain)
Provenience Mediterranean
Section Mediterranean
Materials Lapis Lazuli
Technique Cameo
Iconography King | Crown | Turban
Description

Sommerville: Lapis Lazuli - oriental king. Crown surmounting turban. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case L.

Vermeule: Lapis Lazuli. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of an oriental king to right., wearing a turbaned headdress with an object resembling an American tiara on top. Graeco-Roman?

Length 1.1 cm
Width 0.9 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 195 - Sommerville Gem Number

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