| Object Number | 29-128-1288 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chalcedony |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Claudius Family |
| Description | Sommerville: Grand Cameo in paste of chalcedony. The Claudius family. Claudius' full name was Nero Claudius Drusus. On the left, his father, Tib. Claudius Nero, and his mother, Livia. On the right, Nero Claudius Drusus and his wife Antonia. A superb gem. Antique Pastes, Case AAAA. Vermeule: Large Cameo in Chalcedony Paste. Family of emperor Claudius (41-54 A.D.) copy of famous Sardonyx in Hapsburg collections in Vienna. |
| Length | 1.78 cm |
| Width | 1.42 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1288 - Sommerville Number |
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