| Object Number | 29-128-812 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Alabaster |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Julia Mamaea |
| Description | Sommerville: Alabaster. Julia Mamaea, daughter of Julia Maesa and mother of Alexander Severus. An excellent and learned woman. She gave a good education to her son, Alexander Severus, and counselled him in state affairs after he became emperor. Both she and her son are reputed to have been instructed by the Christian philosopher Origen, and to have been believers in Christ. Tenerae, Case XX. |
| Height | 3.3 cm |
| Width | 2.75 cm |
| Depth | 0.79 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 812 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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