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29-128-93

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-93
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Egyptian Jasper
Technique Cameo
Iconography Caracalla
Description

Sommerville: Egyptian Jasper, Caracalla, 24th Emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case F.

Vermeule: Mediterranean. 1700-1850 AD Neoclassical. Egyptian Jasper. Cameo. Bust of emperor Caracalla (AD 198-217) is represented in military costume. Cameo taken from portriats of emperor later in his reign such as well-known bust in Naples.

Height 8.2 cm
Width 7.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 93 - Sommerville Gem Number

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