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29-128-677

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-677
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Marcus Aurelius | Lucius Verus
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Marcus Aurelius, sixteenth Emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case OO.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of the Emperor Lucius Verus (A.D. 161-169). Sommerville identifies as Marcus Aurelius - 16th Roman Emperor.

Height 2.5 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 677 - Sommerville Gem Number

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