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29-128-679

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-679
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Graeco-Roman Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Coral
Technique Cameo
Iconography Julia
Description

Sommerville: Coral. Julia, daughter of Titus. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case OO.

Vermeule: Red coral. (Unmounted) Veiled, draped bust of a Roman divinity, or a Julio-Claudian lady as same, facing, head turned slightly to the left. Graeco-Roman, probably of the period A.D. 60-75

Height 1.8 cm
Width 2.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 679 - Sommerville Gem Number

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