Gem

29-128-84

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-84
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Nerva
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Nerva, 12th emperor of Rome, A.D. 96-98. Fine cameo. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case E.

Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo (unmounted) Bust of the Emperor Nerva to right. The identification as the features of the 12th Emperor (A.D. 96-98) was made by Sommerville.

Length 2.5 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 84 - Sommerville Gem Number

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