Object Number | 29-128-751 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Chalcedony | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Nero |
Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx. Nero, fifth Emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case SS. Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Laureate bust of Nero to right., features copied from his coin portraits. A very excellent Neo-Classic or earlier imitation of an ancient cameo. |
Height | 1.2 cm |
Width | 1.7 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 751 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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