Object Number | 29-128-1213 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Glass |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Roman Emperor | Marcus Aurelius? |
Description | Sommerville: Antique iridescent glass. Geta, brother of Caracalla. Antique Pastes, Case WWW. Vermeule: Glass, iridescent. Cameo. (Unmounted). Draped cuirass bust of Roman Emperor to right. Although the surface is deteriorated, the portrait seems to be that of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, C A.D. 160. |
Length | 2.5 cm |
Width | 2.4 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1213 - Sommerville Number | GL01b (ancient glass project) - Other Number |
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